Memory burns.
Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories fill the gaps between camcorder footages as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the troubled man she didn't.
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Character
Contemplative, earnest, character-led and prestige.
- contemplativerelentless
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- intimateepic
Who loves it, who doesn't
12 profiled raters. Loved most by The Empaths.
Reviews
- ines.vThe Empath★★★★★
The final minutes did something to me I am still not over. A film about how memory edits the people we lose until only the tender parts are left. Paul Mescal's back, in that doorway, is a whole performance.
Cast
- Paul MescalCalum
- Frankie CorioSophie
- Brooklyn ToulsonMichael
- Celia Rowlson-HallAdult Sophie
- Sally MesshamBelinda
- Ayşe ParlakTeen Girl 1
- Sophia LamanovaTeen Girl 2
- Spike FearnOlly
- Harry PerdiosToby
- Frank CorioOcean Park Father
Crew
- Charlotte WellsDirector
- Charlotte WellsWriter
- Gregory OkeDirector of Photography
- Oliver CoatesOriginal Music Composer
- Blair McClendonEditor
- Adele RomanskiProducer
- Barry JenkinsProducer
- Mark CeryakProducer
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Pairings
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The Piano 199364% alikeBoth earnest, prestige, contemplative.
The Remains of the Day 198969% alikeBook · Both contemplative, prestige, earnest.
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