Based on a novel recommended by (among others) Barack Obama. The novel is written by Sally Rooney.
Set in Ireland – the story follows an on-off relationship of a young couple. They know one another from school, then both (separately) move to Dublin to study at Trinity.
It is a love story of an impossible kind. Feast for the eyes. Little bits of nudity and a fair amount of passion. Relationships with peers, parents, siblings and the outside world.
Told in very few words. The camera eye is often a third actor – e.g. during one and the same conversation of the two over a cup of coffee sitting at opposite sides – Marianne is shot from a distance, while Connell gets a very close camera angle. This distance changes as the conversation shifts. Crafty!
Melancholic, as Ireland landscape provides the background for tumultuous events. There is cold Sweden and hot Italy too.
Recommend!
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