There’s just something abt films which delve into themes of childhood/adolescence/memory that resonate so deeply w me -
In the Heat of the Sun (1994)
Nobody Knows (2004)
Past Lives (2023)
idk if it’s cos i have some old trauma to unpack or what, but all these films absorb me almost against my will - cos what da hell do i have in common with a scottish girl in a turkish resort ?
or a boy gang in Mao’s china…
need to watch again tbh, but i really liked it - sakura ando is too fine bruh - and her acting phenomenal
The musical direction was so good ! The soundtrack and the silences were done so well.
And that bar scene esp. That part being the sole departure from the piano/strings/classical instruments to the jazzy/vocally ‘real music’ idk i felt that it really raised the tension.
I loved the camera work too.
Shan (who i saw the movie with) spoke of the strong sense of purpose and intentionality within every shot - apparently this is characteristic of East Asian film and…
