All of Us Strangers

Date: 03/09/2024 Times: 7:30 pm - 9:15 pm

In June, the Guardian selected this film as one of the best films of the year so far. It was nominated for six BAFTA awards, for the Outstanding British Film of the year, for Andrew Haigh as Best Director and for his screen play and for the acting of Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal and Claire Foy. It was very well received in the USA and was put in the top 5 of films released there in 2023. It has had a lot of publicity for its sensitive portrayal of a gay relationship and for its skilful combination of reality and the supernatural.

One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam (Andrew Scott) has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbour Harry (Paul Mescal), which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life. As a relationship develops between them, Adam is preoccupied with memories of the past and finds himself drawn back to the suburban town where he grew up, and the childhood home where his parents (Claire Foy and Jamie Bell), appear to be living, just as they were on the day they died, 30 years before. The film is steeped in romance: shot on film, it is beautiful inside and out, with heavenly scene transitions, and lighting like it’s almost perpetually golden hour. The performances by the two leads and Claire Foy as Adam’s mother and Jamie Bell as his father are tremendous.

Venue: William Loveless Hall