Not one single Academy Award nomination for this amazing movie. Further illustrates that awards don't really mean anything but how a movie makes you feel means everything.
It's pushed me across the line of never engaging in the Oscar's again. I've said that for awhile now, but this makes it official. If this isn't one of the best pictures (ever) with some of the greatest acting ever, clearly they have no clue about what they actual stand for.
@@Chelts Although the BAFTA membership shortlists the films for the Awards, they then have a system of anonymous juries designed to promote racially inclusive productions and performers, that take over the process. It is these multicultural committees that then actually decides on the films for nomination. This system was created to “overcome” the perceived “problem” of too many “white” nominations in the past. Despite the brilliance of his performance, I suspect Scott suffered because of this prioritisation of racially diverse actors. The irony is that as he is a gay actor in a “gay” film, being part of a minority group was seemingly ignored by the culturally diverse anonymous jury who do not appear to have much sympathy with issues of gay sexuality. I just hope this is not based on their religious or cultural prejudices. Prior to the rejigging of the BAFTA criteria it was the quality of the performances that mattered not the prioritisation of racial diversity. So one has to wonder is it more preferable to promote artistic excellence or social equity in the movie industry and what impact this will ultimately have on the economic sustainability of the overall system? As Disney has found, to its cost, its attempts at “social engineering” in their productions has lead to a collapse at the box office of virtually all their latest film releases and a furious reaction from their traditional audience base that has put the future of the company in jeopardy - and resulted in its being attacked by such shows as South Park. Frankly speaking, BAFTA has been in a bit of a mess for some time because of its understandable, but clumsy, attempts to include racially diverse material in its shortlists and the ignoring of Scott’s performance this year just shows how unfit for purpose it has sadly become. These must be worrying times for a once great Academy that is now riven by the unspoken but deep concerns of much of its membership who fear the consequences of opposing the measures that have been forced upon them. Those who have spoken out have suffered “consequences” and I know of some folk who have been censured and, others who have resigned, because of their concerns about the way things are going. Scott’s omission will undoubtedly cause more questions to be asked his fate is just a tip of an iceberg that is changing the face of the movie industry in ways that concerns many thinking people from all cultures….
i went in with the idea that the movie was going to be sad, and tried to mentally prepare for it, but it still completely blew me away with how emotional a film could be
Unbelievable that Andrew Scott has not been nominated as best actor at BAFTAs . This is , by far, the best British movie, for years! Scott is tremendous in it. I shall talk about it and remember moments of it for the rest of my life ❤
The "Don't cross your legs " part caused me to sob. It hit me so hard. That was my dad. "Son, men don't cross their legs. Only women do that. " Don't cross your arms in front of you. You don't have breast to hold up." I am 61 years old now, and those memories burn red hot as if it were yesterday. My 6 year old self hearing that you have a flaw that your dad was disappointed with. The emotions are raw. Loneliness is something that I face now. My partner of over 33 years just passed from fighting a long fight against liver cancer. I am kinda lost right now. What will I do from now on? I have always been a strong person. But right now, just to hold someone and be able to cry and not be judged would be needed.
I know this won't take away your pain but maybe it could give you faith in the possibilities. My aunt Mary lost her husband two years ago from a sudden stroke. She was having cognitive issues, but his death sent her dementia spiraling. She moved into a long-term care home about a year ago, and on move in day there was a man in her unit that seemed interested to talk to her. A few months later and my sister and I take her out for lunch and she is telling us about her coworker named Harry and how she wants to tell him she likes him (she thinks she works there). He had immigrated to Canada from Liverpool and her from Larkhall, and they spent their days walking the halls of the home. We bought her a record player for her birthday last May and brought some old records and they danced in her room like they were kids. My sister eventually got the call that they were caught making out and it turns out Harry had a wife outside of the home. They moved them to different floors and then Harry to a different home but I find their story heartwarming. That they could find love in a dreadful place that it lit them up like they were teenagers is truly a testament to the human experience and the human heart. Wishing you peace, joy and love ❤ from Canada.
Memory is so strange... I am a woman, but I will always remember my mum telling me to actually cross my legs because otherwise my thighs are too big and I look fat. So now, I only sit with my legs crossed even though I know she was wrong.... Some things just stick with you
Sorry for your loss. I can so relate to this. Let yourself grieve let yourself weep. Allow yourself the time space to heal from such a gargantuan loss.
@@LiliGrosserovayeah, same, mine was also telling me not to sit with my legs wide open (not like crazy wide or anything) because only men do that and girls shouldn’t and that it looks ugly when you can see a crotch of a woman (still - it wasn’t anything crazy, i was wearing pants not even a skirt or a dress) so 🥲
Despite the ending being incredibly sad and beautiful I didn't cry in the cinema. However, the film sucked me in and haunted me so much that I felt compelled to visit some of the filming locations. God knows why. So when I got to the spot where Adam met his dad, with my headphones playing The power of love, all of a sudden I found myself sobbing uncontrollably in the middle of the park in broad daylight with people everywhere. It's something I never thought could happen to me, but I must say that it was one of the most surreal still extremely genuine encounters in my life. Although it was very painful and I'm still reeling from it I feel thankful for the experience. The world needs more films like this.
@@moniquedenouden9289 It is but when you get there you can't forget what happened there in the film and especially because it's so close to the house where Adam grew up it feels incredibly real. As if you've just stepped into the film, a different reality that Andrew Haigh depicted so beautifully and despite all the pain and sadness attached to it you just want to be part of for some unknown reason. Possibly to let it set you free.
I saw the movie last week. I got out the cinema like "Ok, so what?" And now... well, I can't get it out of my mind, I feel all the sadness, and I think to Adam as a brother. This movie touched me in a way I can't explain. It spoke to parts of me I silenced for years.
@@peaceofiona9198The fact that the couple are gay is almost immaterial as it is really all about memory, communication, life's lost chances, about compassionate love and communication. Have you even seen it? Because if you have you cannot ignore the message of eternity and the universality of love.
@@BelaughIt is not immaterial, it’s actually really really important. If you lived through this intense loneliness, which comes with being part of the lgbtq+ community then you would deeply understand. I’m not assuming you are not, just pointing the general idea and referring to your statement that it is immaterial. That’s the one of the most important things in the movie actually 😭 And yes, the portrayal of love is universal, but there’s still the side of acceptance your own identity and the others doing it..
@@halsxx Sorry, but you missed my point entirely. What I meant was that it does not matter what your sexual identity is, this film speaks for and to everyone, about loneliness, mortality, missed opportunities, grief and sadness. The fact it is told within a gay framework, with a gay writer/director and lead actor, makes it more poignant, more moving, braver, but is in no way exclusive. I love the film, have seen it more than once, and I consider Scott one of the best actors working today. It is important non members of the queer community accept the wider importance of seeing AOUS as a morality tale of acceptance and tolerance of everyone for everyone, and not assume queer identity is being devalued by it's relevance being broadened to encompass every single soul touched by this story.
Yes, me too. I’ve been thinking about ways to articulate it for months, but I can’t quite fit all the pieces together. It just means so much to me and that’s the only sentiment I can express that feels complete.
It has been 4 days since i watched the film. Still playing in my mind and makes me think of all the feelings and grief and love and loneliness. Awards or not, this one will definitely stay with people. Bravo.
Six months since my mam died this film ripped me open with the conversations I'll never have with her. Its been days and my heart still hurts for Adam....
I'm so sorry for your loss 😢😢😢l lost my Dad 4 months ago and just watching him visit his dead parents touched me deeply 😢😢😢 It looks like it's an amazing movie ❤
This Film is so special on almost every level and is on par with so many of my personal and constant dreams…standing outside of my childhood home at night watching my family inside, walking through the house whose tenants have all passed on and left their things as if they could return at any moment…I could turn as my Mom walks through her bedroom door. The entire film, especially the mood of it is SO FAMILIAR and is helping me cope with and better understand and navigate my own isolation as a 70 something gay man whose life has never felt complete…I AM GOBSMACKED TO MY CORE…
Being a hetro woman, I was very uncomfortable in the beginning of the movie with the gay relationship. Not because I was judgemental, but because of the foreign nature of it. But as the movie progressed, I was pulled in by the universal themes of relationships, and I truly saw the beauty of what love can be and I felt their fears of being vulnerable. This movie was unlike any movie I have ever seen and I am so grateful to be given this experience that was so unexpected because there is not this quality of movie making anymore. And OMG - the acting. I was just floored with how real these characters became to me. It felt so unbelievably organic that I just wanted to savor every word of dialog. And being a parent, I experienced emotions of my own childhood and of being a mother simultaneously. I did not want it to end. When it did, I sat by myself in silence feeling the loss that u feel when you have literally allowed yourself to fall in love with the characters. This movie is a masterpiece. It changed me. And I am so grateful for the experience.
Same. Got home from watching it in the cinema a few hours ago & I still feel like crying now. My tears took me by suprise in the cinema & then I couldn't stop. Absolutely beautiful film
I am still grieving my mother's death after 6 years and this movie made me realize that I am not alone. One of the most touching and moving films of my life. Helped me cope with my own grief. 4 of the finest actors of cinema and our generation, and the director too. Extraordinary screenplay. So many beautiful moments.
Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch is a magician / composer. The first interview I've seen of her -- her musical contributions help weave together this dream of a film.
"AOUS" is a masterclass in what filmmaking at its highest level can do. Every single aspect of this production is stellar, and the result is a haunting, beautiful, complex, emotional experience.
Yes, it touched me deeply, I must say. Are there any other films with gay love stories that you liked and could recommend? I have seen quite a few and now I am going to see "In from the side". I watched the best scenes the other day and loved it.
@@mahsa065 Ah, "Weekend"... 😊 I saw it a couple of years ago. It was good as well, but "Strangers" touched me much much more. But thank you, anyway. Take care, Mx
„There are vampires at my door.“ -Who does not have them? Deeply moving and assuring that love has the power to save us all. ♥️ And frecking give Andrew Scott any award bc he deserved them all.
If someone described this film to me, about gay sex scenes and the processing of grief-based trauma, I’d have said no thanks to another contrived art film that arty people feel obliged to bandwagon around. The experience, however, not only didn’t put my guard up, it sucked me right into its vortex. The story was so damn good, the writing was so damn good, and the acting was so damn believable. Still comprehending how it got through my defences and right to my core
My new favorite film. Gold standard acting and original approach. I felt like I saw myself onscreen in a way I never had before. Andrew Scott's character's internal and external behavior are stunningly exactly how I do/would behave/feel in those situations.
it's so disappointing that the movie didn't get the award nominations and recognition it deserves. The story is so original and clever and touching. Not the typical cheesy one. And Andrew's acting is a whole other story itself. So real, genuine, touching, sincere. He was incredible. And then there's Paul's talent and sensitivity and pain and strength, portrayed in a phenomenal way. It's such a great movie that people can relate to in so many ways. It's not one of these movies that you watch and forget about it the following day. It rather resonates with you and keeps you thinking, wondering, asking questions, contemplating its effect on you by relating to the story and the characters and imagining what it would be like to meet up again with a deceased loved one, confronting them with things you never got the chance to say, healing, accepting the past, and getting closure and moving on. It's such a deep movie with so much meaning and morale behind it. It deserves so much more recognition and success. Incredible actors, amazing storyline, brilliant script and cinematography. So moving, i loved it❤
Just saw the film for the first time (but not the last!). Truly extraordinary. This is a great set of interviews, thank you for the care with which it has been put together.
i loved the movie but was so saddened and upset with the ending. i wanted so much for Adam and Harry. watching this helped me understand and appreciate the creative choices made in this hauntingly beautiful film.
@@moniquedenouden9289 Just watched it tonight and felt exactly the same way. Not only for the relationship, but just for Adam's progression in life. It really frustrated me that such an introspective film ended with the old "bury your gays" stereotype and queer suffering.
@@koboldmaki6014I don’t think it played into that trope at all tbh. I saw it as a story about how indifferent life is. Had he invited Harry in on night one, they could have had a long life together. But sometimes you make decisions that will impact yours and others’ lives and you’ll never know how critical that decision is until you look back. Such a beautiful film.
These two actors shine brightly in their roles. There is a mind-blowing chemistry between them as they lose themselves in their acting. I have never seen anything so captivating, magical and overwhelming in my life. A movie this good only comes along once in a lifetime. I strongly recommend everyone to see it.
It goes to show… you never know what impact your words have on your children, or others. That criticism damaged him, and made him feel guilty, unworthy, and somehow, less of a man… especially coming from his father.
Some of the most beautiful intimate interactions I’ve ever seen in film. How they captured the beautiful first connections between two people and also the complex child/parent relationship is just so perfect. A film I’ll never forget. ❤
The scene in the diner where the waitress puts down 3 milkshakes (or whatever that was) and he sits there alone, just broke me. This film is a masterpiece. Hands down. The writing, cinematography, the coloring, edit, direction, art direction, acting - It's all OUTSTANDING. Andrew Scott's finest character work I've seen - so far.
I recently went to where I lived 25 years ago. I also have a friend who lost both her parents and suffers from psychosis. She sees her parents and talks to them sometimes. A lot of this movie resonated as a consequence.
I saw this on Tuesday night. I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I returned tonight and watched it again and it was as beautifully moving the second time around.
Reading all the wonderful and heartbreaking reactions to this film is enough to make me cry all over again. The ending stunned me in a way films never do. Ten minutes later, sitting my car at traffic lights I burst into tears. Looked across to the car alongside me - hoping he had not noticed - and I realised he had been sitting in the row in front of me and was crying too. We shook our heads at each other in a sort of wonder and disbelief, drove off in our separate ways. Quite extraordinary.
I just got home from seeing this beautiful film in the cinema today. I deliberately chose not to watch any reviews before going & so had no idea what to expect. What a great film! I found myself in tears while watching & when it ended not one person got up before the credits rolled.. Actually the cleaners came in before anyone got out of their seats.. This hardly happens these days in the cinema.. I think this film affected all of us.. Great cast & director & beautiful story!
This is so true.i went today so there were only about 8 people in the theatre but we all stayed till the lights turned on.i cried for the final he non stop.I’ve never wept like that for so long.it’s hard to even grasp how it effected me so much but as child and a parent it hit me on both levels❤
What a wonderful, amazing, hypnotic, puzzling, tenderly raw, heart-breaking, hopeful, and mysterious film, of the best I've ever seen. I'm definitely going to buy it on DVD if that is still possible, because i don't want to risk losing it if it ever goes off streaming platforms, no, this is a gem that I want to have with me forever.
I went to theater to watch this movie three times and i cried every single time. I never cried this much for a movie, and the audience was crying too. Such an amazing movie, a masterpiece truely.. it heals something in me
This film nearly instantly became my favourite, until the last twist. Its so beautiful, it brings you to think about so much, it portrays the queer experience so authentically... I just got absolutely destroyed in the last part. I kept hoping, and I still cannot manage to accept that what is supposed to be the reality. Beautiful and destroying in so many ways💙
All Of Us Strangers is probably the most effecting film I've ever seen. So relateable for gay men my age (I'm 44), especially the effect of growing up in a quite homophobic world during the aids epedemic, the isolation and the disconnect from the broader world around us. It was quite remarkable to sit in a cinema (in Melbourne, Australia) and hear people in the audience around me sobbing at different points. Im recomending this to every gay man of my generation.
Well said, and absolutely agree. 43 year old gay man in the American South here. I saw it yesterday and I’m still tearing up thinking about it. The dialogue and acting resonates deeply. It’s so true to life, particularly, as you said, for our generation of gay men.
I just turned 44 this month, and I agree with every word you’ve said. While I believe this movie can touch anyone of any generation, this was targeted to us specifically. We grew up in a very specific time in history. We were without internet for the first part of our lives and got it in a very pivotal time in our development. So many of us grew up very lonely with our thoughts and no real outlet to express what was happening to us. Knowing we were different than others and in a lot of cases, being told we were evil and going to hell. While the movie didn’t delve into the religious parts, as someone who grew up in the Deep South, it was just an added pressure point and reinforced the line about being a stranger in your own family. It’s not an easy film to watch in some parts but no movie has ever spoken directly to me like this one did. I second the recommendation; it should be seen by anyone, but especially for Xennial gays for sure.
Just watched this film, can say there are not enough adjectives to describe it: the pace, the acting and how it looks... As beautiful and exquisite as it is.
I recently watched the film, it was so brilliantly done and the four principles were extraordinary; I was lost in each character. Finally, the director created a world that so was compelling. What a treasure 🎥
I found the film's realisation at it's end; which was hinted at by the journey, but not taken fully or even partially in whilst living the film, was really tough. The film wasn't just an observance. It was done so well.
I couldnt muster the courage to watch this in the theatres fearing that here in my country...i wouldn't find many or any of "us" to watch it...and going to watch it with my partner might invite hate crime unto us. What if it were just the two of us in the theatre? To that end, we let it go and missed to watch it in the theatre. But as soon as it was on the streaming platform, we watched and were spellbound. We didnt speak about it ..there is/was so much pain to process that this movie conjured up... But for the good. Truly. It has been the most beautiful experience of my life. This movie. And i wish i meant all this in a hyperbolic fashion but nope. Word to word is true. I could bury myself alive for this great piece of art. ❤
I finally watched the Barbie Movie yesterday and this morning I watched this movie, All Us Strangers. I am now utterly confused as to why Ryan Gosling was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award and America Ferrera for Best Supporting Actress for the Oscars and nobody in this film was nominated (Andrew Scott,Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, Claire Foy)… This was a great film with serious emotional acting. What a shame. The real Oscar competition should be between this film and its cast and Oppenheimer and its cast. Period.
I was reluctant to see this at first because I knew I wouldn't identify with the type of relationship the two lead characters had. However, it was actually a film about isolation and it's effects. It was a delight to witness the nuanced scenes of two of my favorite actors: Andrew Scott (a charismatic Moriarty in Sherlock) and Claire Foy (stunningly good in Lungs at The Old Vic). Andrew Scott is a master of drawing you into the world of his character.
Nice film. One of the best film that i wish it can happen to me as well... giving another chance to be with my parents. Just to be with them... and the love story between Harry and Adam is fantastic... sad ending. Lots of love and respect to Andrew Haigh... a masterpiece. A movie that will be talk about even after 100 years later. Sending all my love and respect from Manila Philippines.❤❤❤
This is probably the best movie I've seen. It is amazing! I love everything, but most especially how it's written. Such a brilliant mind to create this movie. Brought me into a world of different emotions.
My partner n I went to see this film a couple of weeks ago, we totally loved it❤❤❤ still playing the sound track and rembering my twenties. Thank you all,it stirred up SO many emotions ❤
I got a little teary during the scenes with the parents but i didnt want to let myself really cry until the big ending. But the ending absolutely stunned me, i just stared in shock at the screen. Nothing, just pure nonplussed blank face as I watched one of the most tragically beautiful endings unfold before my eyes.
This is the best movie I have watched in a long time. So unexpected, moving, and with an ending, I did not see coming. Andrew was perfect a Paul Mezcal I was not familiar with him. What a relevation. One of those actors that I will watch anything that he is in.❤
Absolute Masterpiece! 🎉 This movie didn’t put a step wrong…..all 4 actors are the top of their game. And the interview between Andrew and Paul is also wonderful,, I think these men fell in love while making this movie, their friendship bond is palpable. 🧡 🥰 🧡
Incredible work from everyone who worked on the film, but bravo to Sarah Finley. That set design was so amazing, I felt right at home in every single shot!
I went to the theater to see it today (4/20, released 4/19 in Japan). I was totally mesmerized! Could not help crying from start to finish. Everyone, everything was amazing!!
Devastatingly beautiful film. I had been avoiding all reviews and publicity about it and managed to go into it without almost no idea of what it would be about other than who the primary actors were, all of whom I adore. It didn't play in theaters near me so I had to wait until it started streaming. I watched it and three hours later watched it again something I have only ever done once before. After the second viewing I started watching the interview clips and reading reviews. Andrew Haigh had not been a recognizable name to me but I got chills when I read he is also the writer/director of Weekend. I had been on trip to Seattle for a friend's wedding, was all by myself with a whole day to fill and went to see Weekend knowing nothing about it because it was at an Arthouse theater and looked like the kind of movie that wouldn't play anywhere near me. It moved me so much I went to dinner, alone, couldn't stop thinking about it and went to see it again that night. Thank you Andrew Haigh and everyone involved in making these beautiful movies.
Absolutely loved this movie. The story, the dialogues, the acting, the surreal theme. Destroyed me emotionally, kinda just like Past Lives did for me, but even more and i love it! haha. I personally love psychological or character driven movies, so this was right up my alley.
Just saw this in the cinema in Australia. One of the most beautiful things I've seen in a long time. I almost had to walk out in the coming out scene to Mum because it was so close to my own in the 80's
The last time I sobbed that much in the cinema was Brokeback Mountain. With that film I left the cinema and puked. I was still in the closet at the time. Nearly 20 years later, my parents have passed and I saw this film. I never came out to them while they were alive. Loved the film, but I think it's a one and done for me.
Not one single Academy Award nomination for this amazing movie. Further illustrates that awards don't really mean anything but how a movie makes you feel means everything.
It is being released too late for this year's awards.
@@artieash6671No, it was snubbed.
It's pushed me across the line of never engaging in the Oscar's again. I've said that for awhile now, but this makes it official. If this isn't one of the best pictures (ever) with some of the greatest acting ever, clearly they have no clue about what they actual stand for.
This confirms for me that the Oscars have very little to do with performance. What surprised me is the Baftas not recognizing Andrew Scott.
@@Chelts Although the BAFTA membership shortlists the films for the Awards, they then have a system of anonymous juries designed to promote racially inclusive productions and performers, that take over the process. It is these multicultural committees that then actually decides on the films for nomination. This system was created to “overcome” the perceived “problem” of too many “white” nominations in the past. Despite the brilliance of his performance, I suspect Scott suffered because of this prioritisation of racially diverse actors. The irony is that as he is a gay actor in a “gay” film, being part of a minority group was seemingly ignored by the culturally diverse anonymous jury who do not appear to have much sympathy with issues of gay sexuality. I just hope this is not based on their religious or cultural prejudices. Prior to the rejigging of the BAFTA criteria it was the quality of the performances that mattered not the prioritisation of racial diversity. So one has to wonder is it more preferable to promote artistic excellence or social equity in the movie industry and what impact this will ultimately have on the economic sustainability of the overall system? As Disney has found, to its cost, its attempts at “social engineering” in their productions has lead to a collapse at the box office of virtually all their latest film releases and a furious reaction from their traditional audience base that has put the future of the company in jeopardy - and resulted in its being attacked by such shows as South Park. Frankly speaking, BAFTA has been in a bit of a mess for some time because of its understandable, but clumsy, attempts to include racially diverse material in its shortlists and the ignoring of Scott’s performance this year just shows how unfit for purpose it has sadly become. These must be worrying times for a once great Academy that is now riven by the unspoken but deep concerns of much of its membership who fear the consequences of opposing the measures that have been forced upon them. Those who have spoken out have suffered “consequences” and I know of some folk who have been censured and, others who have resigned, because of their concerns about the way things are going. Scott’s omission will undoubtedly cause more questions to be asked his fate is just a tip of an iceberg that is changing the face of the movie industry in ways that concerns many thinking people from all cultures….
That scene when he speaks with his dad "Dad it's ok, it was so long ago".... Wow
IKR that scene was just so powerful....whew.
That scene really got me and then on, it continued, such a moving film!, why it got snubbed at the Oscars is beyond me.
Can I hug you now? - "Yes, please" 😭
I cried so hard
That scene had tears falling down my cheeks before I even realised I was crying, such an incredibly well done film
I have never sobbed so much in a theater. The whole theater was filled with sniffles and tears. 10/10 phenomenal film
Me too! 😢
This film honestly ruined me I didn’t expect what happened and sobbed the entire way through
i went in with the idea that the movie was going to be sad, and tried to mentally prepare for it, but it still completely blew me away with how emotional a film could be
The theatre I was at was the same. The energy was intense.
This movie can really make a difference in your life. It does in mine.
Unbelievable that Andrew Scott has not been nominated as best actor at BAFTAs . This is , by far, the best British movie, for years! Scott is tremendous in it. I shall talk about it and remember moments of it for the rest of my life ❤
The "Don't cross your legs " part caused me to sob. It hit me so hard. That was my dad. "Son, men don't cross their legs. Only women do that. " Don't cross your arms in front of you. You don't have breast to hold up."
I am 61 years old now, and those memories burn red hot as if it were yesterday. My 6 year old self hearing that you have a flaw that your dad was disappointed with.
The emotions are raw. Loneliness is something that I face now. My partner of over 33 years just passed from fighting a long fight against liver cancer. I am kinda lost right now. What will I do from now on?
I have always been a strong person. But right now, just to hold someone and be able to cry and not be judged would be needed.
I know this won't take away your pain but maybe it could give you faith in the possibilities. My aunt Mary lost her husband two years ago from a sudden stroke. She was having cognitive issues, but his death sent her dementia spiraling. She moved into a long-term care home about a year ago, and on move in day there was a man in her unit that seemed interested to talk to her. A few months later and my sister and I take her out for lunch and she is telling us about her coworker named Harry and how she wants to tell him she likes him (she thinks she works there). He had immigrated to Canada from Liverpool and her from Larkhall, and they spent their days walking the halls of the home. We bought her a record player for her birthday last May and brought some old records and they danced in her room like they were kids. My sister eventually got the call that they were caught making out and it turns out Harry had a wife outside of the home. They moved them to different floors and then Harry to a different home but I find their story heartwarming. That they could find love in a dreadful place that it lit them up like they were teenagers is truly a testament to the human experience and the human heart. Wishing you peace, joy and love ❤ from Canada.
I'm so sorry for your loss, and I wish you peace and new joys.
Memory is so strange... I am a woman, but I will always remember my mum telling me to actually cross my legs because otherwise my thighs are too big and I look fat. So now, I only sit with my legs crossed even though I know she was wrong.... Some things just stick with you
Sorry for your loss. I can so relate to this. Let yourself grieve let yourself weep. Allow yourself the time space to heal from such a gargantuan loss.
@@LiliGrosserovayeah, same, mine was also telling me not to sit with my legs wide open (not like crazy wide or anything) because only men do that and girls shouldn’t and that it looks ugly when you can see a crotch of a woman (still - it wasn’t anything crazy, i was wearing pants not even a skirt or a dress) so 🥲
Adam "It was a long time ago"
Harry: "Yeah I don't think that matters"
Despite the ending being incredibly sad and beautiful I didn't cry in the cinema. However, the film sucked me in and haunted me so much that I felt compelled to visit some of the filming locations. God knows why. So when I got to the spot where Adam met his dad, with my headphones playing The power of love, all of a sudden I found myself sobbing uncontrollably in the middle of the park in broad daylight with people everywhere. It's something I never thought could happen to me, but I must say that it was one of the most surreal still extremely genuine encounters in my life. Although it was very painful and I'm still reeling from it I feel thankful for the experience. The world needs more films like this.
It is a beautiful spot!
@@moniquedenouden9289 It is but when you get there you can't forget what happened there in the film and especially because it's so close to the house where Adam grew up it feels incredibly real. As if you've just stepped into the film, a different reality that Andrew Haigh depicted so beautifully and despite all the pain and sadness attached to it you just want to be part of for some unknown reason. Possibly to let it set you free.
Reading this just now gives me goosebumps. I’d love to experience that too.
I saw the movie last week. I got out the cinema like "Ok, so what?"
And now... well, I can't get it out of my mind, I feel all the sadness, and I think to Adam as a brother. This movie touched me in a way I can't explain. It spoke to parts of me I silenced for years.
It's criminal that this movie didn't get any Oscar nominations. It's radically extraordinary. So beautiful and touches your soul in every way.
And people still repeating this bullshit that putting gay couple at the Centre of a movie especially drama is enough to get tons of Oscar nominations
@@peaceofiona9198The fact that the couple are gay is almost immaterial as it is really all about memory, communication, life's lost chances, about compassionate love and communication. Have you even seen it? Because if you have you cannot ignore the message of eternity and the universality of love.
@@Belaugh Yes I've seen it twice
@@BelaughIt is not immaterial, it’s actually really really important. If you lived through this intense loneliness, which comes with being part of the lgbtq+ community then you would deeply understand. I’m not assuming you are not, just pointing the general idea and referring to your statement that it is immaterial. That’s the one of the most important things in the movie actually 😭 And yes, the portrayal of love is universal, but there’s still the side of acceptance your own identity and the others doing it..
@@halsxx Sorry, but you missed my point entirely. What I meant was that it does not matter what your sexual identity is, this film speaks for and to everyone, about loneliness, mortality, missed opportunities, grief and sadness. The fact it is told within a gay framework, with a gay writer/director and lead actor, makes it more poignant, more moving, braver, but is in no way exclusive. I love the film, have seen it more than once, and I consider Scott one of the best actors working today. It is important non members of the queer community accept the wider importance of seeing AOUS as a morality tale of acceptance and tolerance of everyone for everyone, and not assume queer identity is being devalued by it's relevance being broadened to encompass every single soul touched by this story.
This film changed me in ways I can’t even explain. Possibly the most affecting performance I’ve ever seen.
I said the very same thing. What an incredible gift this movie is.
I felt this way about Weekend. Also a queer film but not quite as heavy as this. This movie was incredible.
Yes, me too. I’ve been thinking about ways to articulate it for months, but I can’t quite fit all the pieces together. It just means so much to me and that’s the only sentiment I can express that feels complete.
Literally wept during Andrews performance ..and I'm a straight female ..he is just brilliant 🎉
I just saw this today. One of the most beautiful films I've seen. I'm devastated.
the way andrew covers his face as he's crying completely broke me because that's exactly how i cry... holy shit
It has been 4 days since i watched the film. Still playing in my mind and makes me think of all the feelings and grief and love and loneliness. Awards or not, this one will definitely stay with people. Bravo.
Six months since my mam died this film ripped me open with the conversations I'll never have with her. Its been days and my heart still hurts for Adam....
Sorry for your loss. My dad died 18 months ago. i still go to whatsapp him
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My mum and dad both died when I was young so relate to this film immensely. Brilliant film, acting direction all of it incredible ❤
I'm so sorry for your loss 😢😢😢l lost my Dad 4 months ago and just watching him visit his dead parents touched me deeply 😢😢😢 It looks like it's an amazing movie ❤
One of those rare films that stays with you for days and weeks later. Just superb in every way
This Film is so special on almost every level and is on par with so many of my personal and constant dreams…standing outside of my childhood home at night watching my family inside, walking through the house whose tenants have all passed on and left their things as if they could return at any moment…I could turn as my Mom walks through her bedroom door. The entire film, especially the mood of it is SO FAMILIAR and is helping me cope with and better understand and navigate my own isolation as a 70 something gay man whose life has never felt complete…I AM GOBSMACKED TO MY CORE…
i fear that way to many of us never feel complete, by the time we embrace ourselves we are to far in the game to appreciate it... hug yourself bud !
David you are a gift. Thank you for sharing
This comment made me cry almost as much as some of the scenes in the movie. Movies are so powerful.
Probably the most beautiful, moving film I’ve seen in a long, long time.
Being a hetro woman, I was very uncomfortable in the beginning of the movie with the gay relationship. Not because I was judgemental, but because of the foreign nature of it. But as the movie progressed, I was pulled in by the universal themes of relationships, and I truly saw the beauty of what love can be and I felt their fears of being vulnerable. This movie was unlike any movie I have ever seen and I am so grateful to be given this experience that was so unexpected because there is not this quality of movie making anymore. And OMG - the acting. I was just floored with how real these characters became to me. It felt so unbelievably organic that I just wanted to savor every word of dialog. And being a parent, I experienced emotions of my own childhood and of being a mother simultaneously. I did not want it to end. When it did, I sat by myself in silence feeling the loss that u feel when you have literally allowed yourself to fall in love with the characters. This movie is a masterpiece. It changed me. And I am so grateful for the experience.
I watched the movie with my brother , we were sobbing the whole time , and still ched a tear when we talk about some scenes
the way I will NEVER get over this movie it is just so astonishingly gut-wrenching and beautiful
where can you watch it??
its in cinemas now x@@kochamczekoladee2863
I agree its taken up real estate in my brain. It is sooo beautiful but sooo heartwrenching.
Same. I will never ever get it out of my soul. Ever
Same. Got home from watching it in the cinema a few hours ago & I still feel like crying now. My tears took me by suprise in the cinema & then I couldn't stop. Absolutely beautiful film
I am still grieving my mother's death after 6 years and this movie made me realize that I am not alone. One of the most touching and moving films of my life. Helped me cope with my own grief. 4 of the finest actors of cinema and our generation, and the director too. Extraordinary screenplay. So many beautiful moments.
Yeah, especially the script is a masterpiece, isn't it?
I can't wait to watch it again (in details this time) in streaming or on DVD.
Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch is a magician / composer. The first interview I've seen of her -- her musical contributions help weave together this dream of a film.
The *moment* Jamie Bell's character appeared in the field behind Adam, I started crying and didn't fully stop until the end. WHAT a film!
"AOUS" is a masterclass in what filmmaking at its highest level can do. Every single aspect of this production is stellar, and the result is a haunting, beautiful, complex, emotional experience.
Saw this last night and it is a masterpiece. Probably one of my favourites. Such a quiet, beautiful, human story told exquisitely.
Yes, it touched me deeply, I must say.
Are there any other films with gay love stories that you liked and could recommend?
I have seen quite a few and now I am going to see "In from the side".
I watched the best scenes the other day and loved it.
@@Mario-xr3jo Weekend (2011) by the same director. So delicate and beautiful. It really illustrates how much humans need and connection and intimacy.
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Ah, "Weekend"... 😊
I saw it a couple of years ago. It was good as well, but "Strangers" touched me much much more.
But thank you, anyway.
Take care, Mx
@@Mario-xr3joWeekend is beautiful. Not quite as dark/heavy but very beautiful and also a tonally quiet movie. Highly recommend
lol I clearly didn’t read the responses to your comment. But also happy to see that others got a similar vibe!
If Andrew Haig wants his films to leave questions when they are over..mission accomplished with All oh Us Strangers. Amazing.
„There are vampires at my door.“ -Who does not have them? Deeply moving and assuring that love has the power to save us all. ♥️
And frecking give Andrew Scott any award bc he deserved them all.
If someone described this film to me, about gay sex scenes and the processing of grief-based trauma, I’d have said no thanks to another contrived art film that arty people feel obliged to bandwagon around. The experience, however, not only didn’t put my guard up, it sucked me right into its vortex. The story was so damn good, the writing was so damn good, and the acting was so damn believable. Still comprehending how it got through my defences and right to my core
My new favorite film. Gold standard acting and original approach. I felt like I saw myself onscreen in a way I never had before. Andrew Scott's character's internal and external behavior are stunningly exactly how I do/would behave/feel in those situations.
it's so disappointing that the movie didn't get the award nominations and recognition it deserves.
The story is so original and clever and touching. Not the typical cheesy one.
And Andrew's acting is a whole other story itself. So real, genuine, touching, sincere. He was incredible.
And then there's Paul's talent and sensitivity and pain and strength, portrayed in a phenomenal way.
It's such a great movie that people can relate to in so many ways.
It's not one of these movies that you watch and forget about it the following day. It rather resonates with you and keeps you thinking, wondering, asking questions, contemplating its effect on you by relating to the story and the characters and imagining what it would be like to meet up again with a deceased loved one, confronting them with things you never got the chance to say, healing, accepting the past, and getting closure and moving on.
It's such a deep movie with so much meaning and morale behind it.
It deserves so much more recognition and success.
Incredible actors, amazing storyline, brilliant script and cinematography.
So moving, i loved it❤
What an amazing, honest, heartbreaking film! This film destroyed me, in the most wonderful way.
Just saw the film for the first time (but not the last!). Truly extraordinary. This is a great set of interviews, thank you for the care with which it has been put together.
I saw it recently too and could easily see it again.
One of the cinematic gifts to movie goers this first quarter of 2024. A triumph in storytelling.
Can't think of any more beautiful film in recent memory. Ready to see it again.
i loved the movie but was so saddened and upset with the ending. i wanted so much for Adam and Harry. watching this helped me understand and appreciate the creative choices made in this hauntingly beautiful film.
Same! I got a little angry even, really so wanted these two to be in a real relationship 😢
@@moniquedenouden9289 Just watched it tonight and felt exactly the same way. Not only for the relationship, but just for Adam's progression in life. It really frustrated me that such an introspective film ended with the old "bury your gays" stereotype and queer suffering.
@@koboldmaki6014I don’t think it played into that trope at all tbh. I saw it as a story about how indifferent life is. Had he invited Harry in on night one, they could have had a long life together. But sometimes you make decisions that will impact yours and others’ lives and you’ll never know how critical that decision is until you look back. Such a beautiful film.
These two actors shine brightly in their roles. There is a mind-blowing chemistry between them as they lose themselves in their acting. I have never seen anything so captivating, magical and overwhelming in my life. A movie this good only comes along once in a lifetime. I strongly recommend everyone to see it.
Heartbreaking movie! Watched it today! The cast was superb!!!
Hot Priest decorating a Christmas tree with Billy Elliott and the Queen! LOVE IT
One of the most beautiful films I have ever seen.
"I still think about it... Every time I cross my legs." 🏆
Yeah that scene resonated heavily. You can’t help but tear up.
It goes to show… you never know what impact your words have on your children, or others. That criticism damaged him, and made him feel guilty, unworthy, and somehow, less of a man… especially coming from his father.
Some of the most beautiful intimate interactions I’ve ever seen in film. How they captured the beautiful first connections between two people and also the complex child/parent relationship is just so perfect. A film I’ll never forget. ❤
The scene in the diner where the waitress puts down 3 milkshakes (or whatever that was) and he sits there alone, just broke me. This film is a masterpiece. Hands down. The writing, cinematography, the coloring, edit, direction, art direction, acting - It's all OUTSTANDING. Andrew Scott's finest character work I've seen - so far.
I recently went to where I lived 25 years ago. I also have a friend who lost both her parents and suffers from psychosis. She sees her parents and talks to them sometimes. A lot of this movie resonated as a consequence.
I saw this on Tuesday night. I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I returned tonight and watched it again and it was as beautifully moving the second time around.
Reading all the wonderful and heartbreaking reactions to this film is enough to make me cry all over again.
The ending stunned me in a way films never do. Ten minutes later, sitting my car at traffic lights I burst into tears. Looked across to the car alongside me - hoping he had not noticed - and I realised he had been sitting in the row in front of me and was crying too. We shook our heads at each other in a sort of wonder and disbelief, drove off in our separate ways. Quite extraordinary.
I just got home from seeing this beautiful film in the cinema today. I deliberately chose not to watch any reviews before going & so had no idea what to expect. What a great film! I found myself in tears while watching & when it ended not one person got up before the credits rolled.. Actually the cleaners came in before anyone got out of their seats.. This hardly happens these days in the cinema.. I think this film affected all of us.. Great cast & director & beautiful story!
This is so true.i went today so there were only about 8 people in the theatre but we all stayed till the lights turned on.i cried for the final he non stop.I’ve never wept like that for so long.it’s hard to even grasp how it effected me so much but as child and a parent it hit me on both levels❤
It's the sign of an amazing moving film, One Life and Iron Claw recently were like that, everyone was moved and in awe.
Something so unique, so devastating and beautiful was made here
What a wonderful, amazing, hypnotic, puzzling, tenderly raw, heart-breaking, hopeful, and mysterious film, of the best I've ever seen. I'm definitely going to buy it on DVD if that is still possible, because i don't want to risk losing it if it ever goes off streaming platforms, no, this is a gem that I want to have with me forever.
Beautiful, tender, touching, heart breaking, very real, very relatable. Best thing I've seen in ages. Excellent on all levels. Fantastic cast ❤
The familial aspect of this film makes me cry just thinking about it. So beautiful. In a way the film is also a letter of love to parents.
One of the best movies I’ve ever seen.
I watched this film last year and all I can say is take tissues and it will stay with you long after
I went to theater to watch this movie three times and i cried every single time. I never cried this much for a movie, and the audience was crying too. Such an amazing movie, a masterpiece truely.. it heals something in me
This film nearly instantly became my favourite, until the last twist. Its so beautiful, it brings you to think about so much, it portrays the queer experience so authentically... I just got absolutely destroyed in the last part. I kept hoping, and I still cannot manage to accept that what is supposed to be the reality. Beautiful and destroying in so many ways💙
All Of Us Strangers is probably the most effecting film I've ever seen. So relateable for gay men my age (I'm 44), especially the effect of growing up in a quite homophobic world during the aids epedemic, the isolation and the disconnect from the broader world around us.
It was quite remarkable to sit in a cinema (in Melbourne, Australia) and hear people in the audience around me sobbing at different points.
Im recomending this to every gay man of my generation.
Well said, and absolutely agree. 43 year old gay man in the American South here. I saw it yesterday and I’m still tearing up thinking about it. The dialogue and acting resonates deeply. It’s so true to life, particularly, as you said, for our generation of gay men.
Or any generation. I'm 71 and bawled at so many scenes. Beautiful
Perhaps you meant "affecting"... This is totally different...
I just turned 44 this month, and I agree with every word you’ve said. While I believe this movie can touch anyone of any generation, this was targeted to us specifically.
We grew up in a very specific time in history. We were without internet for the first part of our lives and got it in a very pivotal time in our development. So many of us grew up very lonely with our thoughts and no real outlet to express what was happening to us. Knowing we were different than others and in a lot of cases, being told we were evil and going to hell.
While the movie didn’t delve into the religious parts, as someone who grew up in the Deep South, it was just an added pressure point and reinforced the line about being a stranger in your own family.
It’s not an easy film to watch in some parts but no movie has ever spoken directly to me like this one did. I second the recommendation; it should be seen by anyone, but especially for Xennial gays for sure.
Just watched this film, can say there are not enough adjectives to describe it: the pace, the acting and how it looks... As beautiful and exquisite as it is.
There’s something particularly filling about watching the making of a movie that’s easily becoming one of your favorite films ever
I grew up going to Croydon all the time. The mention of the Whitgift centre was a small moment of levity in the emotion!
Whitgift Centre is also a ķind of a ghost
Just got back from the Cinema, argh! The acting was insanely good. Its so beautiful but the ending was so bloody sad. Oh my worddddd
Every spect of this film astonished me. Fabulous work in all departments. Lots to be proud of here. Thank you!
it was beautiful in every way
I recently watched the film, it was so brilliantly done and the four principles were extraordinary; I was lost in each character. Finally, the director created a world that so was compelling. What a treasure 🎥
A beautiful film. You could almost predict the ending, but it was still terribly sad.
I found the film's realisation at it's end; which was hinted at by the journey, but not taken fully or even partially in whilst living the film, was really tough. The film wasn't just an observance. It was done so well.
I cried so much when everything clicked into place. A masterpiece.
This is probably the best film I have seen. The way it made me feel watching it- bravo to the entire cast, crew, and production.
I couldnt muster the courage to watch this in the theatres fearing that here in my country...i wouldn't find many or any of "us" to watch it...and going to watch it with my partner might invite hate crime unto us. What if it were just the two of us in the theatre? To that end, we let it go and missed to watch it in the theatre. But as soon as it was on the streaming platform, we watched and were spellbound. We didnt speak about it ..there is/was so much pain to process that this movie conjured up... But for the good. Truly. It has been the most beautiful experience of my life. This movie. And i wish i meant all this in a hyperbolic fashion but nope. Word to word is true. I could bury myself alive for this great piece of art. ❤
I finally watched the Barbie Movie yesterday and this morning I watched this movie, All Us Strangers. I am now utterly confused as to why Ryan Gosling was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award and America Ferrera for Best Supporting Actress for the Oscars and nobody in this film was nominated (Andrew Scott,Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, Claire Foy)… This was a great film with serious emotional acting. What a shame. The real Oscar competition should be between this film and its cast and Oppenheimer and its cast. Period.
I thought Barbie and Oppenheimer were both equally worthy, but All of Us Strangers not getting a single nomination was absolutely criminal.
Exactly, wonderful acting
I was reluctant to see this at first because I knew I wouldn't identify with the type of relationship the two lead characters had. However, it was actually a film about isolation and it's effects. It was a delight to witness the nuanced scenes of two of my favorite actors: Andrew Scott (a charismatic Moriarty in Sherlock) and Claire Foy (stunningly good in Lungs at The Old Vic). Andrew Scott is a master of drawing you into the world of his character.
Nice film. One of the best film that i wish it can happen to me as well... giving another chance to be with my parents. Just to be with them... and the love story between Harry and Adam is fantastic... sad ending. Lots of love and respect to Andrew Haigh... a masterpiece. A movie that will be talk about even after 100 years later. Sending all my love and respect from Manila Philippines.❤❤❤
Top 5 fav movies of all time. Impecable in EVERY single way
i think one of my top five of all time, tbh
philadephia story, his girl friday, cable guy, persuasion, LOTR 1
persuasion 1995 btw
This is probably the best movie I've seen. It is amazing! I love everything, but most especially how it's written. Such a brilliant mind to create this movie.
Brought me into a world of different emotions.
Tears again. Lots of tears. What a masterpiece!
I cannot wait to see this movie. I have not seen Paul or Andrew in anything that I didn't just love.
Run, don't walk
One of best moving films ive ever seen .pulls at ure heart strings
This was the best movie I have seen in a decade. I was transported. I'm still thinking about it days later.
My partner n I went to see this film a couple of weeks ago, we totally loved it❤❤❤ still playing the sound track and rembering my twenties. Thank you all,it stirred up SO many emotions ❤
I got a little teary during the scenes with the parents but i didnt want to let myself really cry until the big ending. But the ending absolutely stunned me, i just stared in shock at the screen. Nothing, just pure nonplussed blank face as I watched one of the most tragically beautiful endings unfold before my eyes.
This is the best movie I have watched in a long time. So unexpected, moving, and with an ending, I did not see coming. Andrew was perfect a Paul Mezcal I was not familiar with him. What a relevation. One of those actors that I will watch anything that he is in.❤
My heart got proper tangled up over this film ❤
This film is a masterpiece. It does not need silly little awards to sell.
I was never ever one to get excited over long lists of nominations, etc.
Thank you so much to Andrew for creating one of my favourite movies of the year, can't wait to see what you do next.
a piece of art and sheer beauty! I have to call my mom now.....
I’m so glad this is on the internet. I needed to take a deeper dive into the film afterwards. A behind the magic. ✨✨✨💕💕💕💕
Absolutely fantastic film. One that will stay with me for a long time.
Before I finish listening/watching this … it’s a parable.. I get it as I am at this point in my life. Thank you!
Absolute Masterpiece! 🎉 This movie didn’t put a step wrong…..all 4 actors are the top of their game. And the interview between Andrew and Paul is also wonderful,, I think these men fell in love while making this movie, their friendship bond is palpable. 🧡 🥰 🧡
I left the cinema devastated, I was about to fall down the stairs
Incredible work from everyone who worked on the film, but bravo to Sarah Finley. That set design was so amazing, I felt right at home in every single shot!
I went to the theater to see it today (4/20, released 4/19 in Japan). I was totally mesmerized! Could not help crying from start to finish. Everyone, everything was amazing!!
Loved this film,broke my heart 💔long time since I've felt so emotionally involved in a movie.Well done to all involved...😊
Devastatingly beautiful film. I had been avoiding all reviews and publicity about it and managed to go into it without almost no idea of what it would be about other than who the primary actors were, all of whom I adore. It didn't play in theaters near me so I had to wait until it started streaming. I watched it and three hours later watched it again something I have only ever done once before. After the second viewing I started watching the interview clips and reading reviews. Andrew Haigh had not been a recognizable name to me but I got chills when I read he is also the writer/director of Weekend. I had been on trip to Seattle for a friend's wedding, was all by myself with a whole day to fill and went to see Weekend knowing nothing about it because it was at an Arthouse theater and looked like the kind of movie that wouldn't play anywhere near me. It moved me so much I went to dinner, alone, couldn't stop thinking about it and went to see it again that night. Thank you Andrew Haigh and everyone involved in making these beautiful movies.
Wow, what a tie up of a film!
What an extra-ordinary film! xxxxxxxxxxxx
This was beautiful to watch, I can’t wait to see the movie.
Masterful in all aspects.
Absolutely loved this movie. The story, the dialogues, the acting, the surreal theme. Destroyed me emotionally, kinda just like Past Lives did for me, but even more and i love it! haha. I personally love psychological or character driven movies, so this was right up my alley.
Superb film in every way. It's def a film that stays with you.
Just saw this in the cinema in Australia. One of the most beautiful things I've seen in a long time. I almost had to walk out in the coming out scene to Mum because it was so close to my own in the 80's
This film is exceptional. Beautiful and also technically excellent. Everything comes together, stunning, outstanding film.
The last time I sobbed that much in the cinema was Brokeback Mountain. With that film I left the cinema and puked. I was still in the closet at the time. Nearly 20 years later, my parents have passed and I saw this film. I never came out to them while they were alive. Loved the film, but I think it's a one and done for me.