4. Aftersun
Scottish filmmaker Charlotte Wells announced herself as a major talent with this sun-washed and achingly poignant drama about a divorced dad (Paul Mescal) and his young daughter (the effortlessly cool Francesca Corio) navigating the highs and lows of an eventful Turkish seaside holiday. All framed in flashback, Wells mixes up the visual aesthetic to communicate the way gauzy, long-ago memories can sink into your bones. The past is a foreign country, as another coming-of-age classic, The Go-Between, once noted. Aftersun was a gorgeous passport that took us there and left us richer, if more tear-stained, for the experience.
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