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Grief. Loss. Isolation. Unfathomable pain. Director Andrew Haigh and actor Andrew Scott with masterful precision scalp layer after layer of emotional, psychological trauma hidden in the depths of a damaged soul; a wound, festering for a lifetime, that must be excised, cleansed, allowed to scar. “Adam”, (Scott) a screenwriter, insulated in an empty high rise in London, spots another dweller “Harry” (Paul Mescal) and with profound cinematic subtlety their connection allows viewers into a carnal relationship rarely visited on the screen; hearts and souls, haunted, scripted by circumstances beyond their control; exquisitely their intimacy, remarkably legitimate, redolent with salvation and love, is born.
Emotionally torn, Adam revisits his parents, whose lives expired, when he was twelve years old: Clair Foy and Jamie Bell with natural ease depict their affection for their disillusioned son; Scott’s genius lies in his capacity to retreat to boyhood mannerisms in his adult form; a scene in his juvenile pajamas is profoundly, poignantly heart-wrenching.
“All of Us Strangers” is aglow with a universal pathos, a shared, recognizable aura, psychic sanctuary, knowing no parameters, allowing all of us strangers a haven of redemption, deliverance from the agonies of loss, opening corridors of tranquility, peace.
FIVE STARS!!!!!
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