Athens International Film Festival
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AFTERSUN

A woman remembers the vacation she spent with her divorced father, when she was little, during a summer, pushed at the back of her mind, but decisive for both. You start watching ”Aftersun” with a smile on your face but reach the end with sweet tears. It’s the kind of small film that leaves a big tender imprint inside you. It’s the nicest debut of recent years and the most touching reason for one to remember 2022 cinematically. Wonderful leads, newcomer Frankie Corio and Paul Mescal from “Normal People”. Recipient of the Critics' Week Jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival.


UK, USA / 2022 / COLOR / DCP / 101’ / ENGLISH

A woman recalls her vacation with her father, 20 years ago. Under the production auspices of Barry Jenkins, ‘Aftersun’ is the kind of warmly melancholic film which follows you home after its screening. Maybe because it speaks in such a familiar manner for the memories of our lives, for the things that happened (and those that didn’t exactly happen) the imprint of which inside of us is a burning ember rekindling in the reminiscence breeze. The events mixing up are sometimes inextricable in time, but the pain is always felt. Wells’ success is that she brings this out of the haze of the ineffable to the silver light of cinema, which always speaks the truth. I.D.

DIRECTOR: Charlotte Wells
SCREENWRITER: Charlotte Wells
DoP: Gregory Oke
MUSIC: Kristian Sensini
EDITOR: Blair McClendon
PRINCIPAL CAST: Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall

CHARLOTTE WELLS
Scottish director, screenwriter and producer. She studied Film at the University of New York. After three selected short films, this is her promising feature film debut.

FILMOGRAPHY
2022 Aftersun

 



        : International Competition

        FALCON LAKE

        FALCON LAKE

        29/09/22, 19:15, DANAOS 1
        01/10/22, 22:00, TRIANON

        ASTRAKAN

        ASTRAKAN

        29/09/22, 22:00, TRIANON
        01/10/22, 19:30, TRIANON

        ENYS MEN

        ENYS MEN

        30/09/22, 19:00, ASTY
        02/10/22, 22:15, ASTY

        1976

        1976

        30/09/22, 22:15, ASTOR
        03/10/22, 20:00, ASTOR

        HUESERA

        HUESERA

        01/10/22, 22:30, IDEAL
        03/10/22, 22:00, TRIANON

        THE BLUE CAFTAN / LE BLEU DU CAFTAN

        THE BLUE CAFTAN / LE BLEU DU CAFTAN

        02/10/22, 19:30, DANAOS 1
        04/10/22, 21:45, DANAOS 2

        DOS ESTACIONES

        DOS ESTACIONES

        02/10/22, 22:00, TRIANON
        07/10/22, 22:15, DANAOS 2

        THE QUIET GIRL / AN CAILÍN CIÚIN

        THE QUIET GIRL / AN CAILÍN CIÚIN

        03/10/22, 19:30, DANAOS 1
        05/10/22, 19:30, TRIANON

        RETURN TO SEOUL

        RETURN TO SEOUL

        04/10/22, 21:45, ASTOR
        06/10/22, 19:30, ASTOR

        JOYLAND

        JOYLAND

        04/10/22, 22:00, IDEAL
        06/10/22, 21:30, TRIANON

        PAMFIR

        PAMFIR

        05/10/22, 19:30, DANAOS 1
        07/10/22, 19:30, ASTY

        AWARD-WINNING FILM SCREENING

        AWARD-WINNING FILM SCREENING

        09/10/22, 22:00, DANAOS 1