This year, the Academy of the Oscars has not named any female director among the contenders for the Oscar for best director. Yet there has been no shortage of female directors equally deserving of their male counterparts, as the Scottish director testifies Charlotte Wellswith whom he films after sun a virtuoso and magnificent first film.
The trailer for After Sun
Back to the past of a little girl
It is one of independent films most awaited this year. Scottish filmmaker Charlotte Wells made a stunning entry into the world of festivals by winning two prizes at the last Deauville Festival. And she doesn’t arrive alone as she is accompanied by an actor well known to fans of the wonderful series Normal people, Paul Mescal. This role also earned him a nomination in the best actor category at the Oscars.
Wistfully, Sophie recalls the summer holidays spent with his father twenty years earlier : the moments of shared joy, their complicity, sometimes their disagreements. Also think back to what hovered above those precious moments: the deaf and invisible threat of a happiness that ends. Then try to search among these memories for the answers to the question that has obsessed her for so many years: who really was this man that he feels he does not know?
See you in the cinemas February 1st !
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Mary Crossley is an author at “The Fashion Vibes”. She is a seasoned journalist who is dedicated to delivering the latest news to her readers. With a keen sense of what’s important, Mary covers a wide range of topics, from politics to lifestyle and everything in between.
