All Of Us Strangers had all of us crying

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04/03/24 • 43 min

This week on film club we're discussing this beautiful, perfectly executed and unexpected ghost story from Andrew Haigh. Lead actor Andrew Scott is perfection, Paul Mescal is sublime. Yes, the internet frenzy is deserved. From depicting grief and loneliness, to homophobia in the 80s, we pull out the scenes that impacted us most. We analyse what made the screenplay so unpredictable and original. We also need a hug.

All Of Us Strangers was written and directed by Andrew Haigh and stars Andrew Scott, Claire Foy, Paul Mescal and Jamie Bell. The screenplay is based on 'Strangers' by Taichi Yamada.

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All Of Us Strangers was written and directed by Andrew Haigh and stars Andrew Scott, Claire Foy, Paul Mescal and Jamie Bell. The screenplay is based on 'Strangers' by Taichi Yamada.

A full transcript of this episode can be found here.

Keep up to date with us on Instagram, TikTok, Letterboxd and YouTube: @frankfilmclub

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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