Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal on creating intimacy in All of Us Strangers | BAFTA Interview

Andrew Scott (Adam), Paul Mescal (Harry), Jamie Bell (Dad) and director & writer Andrew Haigh sat down with BAFTA to discuss their mysterious and romantic film, All Of Us Strangers. They discuss the on-screen chemistry between Andrew and Paul; the complexities of playing a parent; and which scene was their favourite to film.

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[lolsaXx]

I can't believe Andrew Scott was snubbed from a Bafta nom for this. He deserved it.

[TatiDurigutti]

The problem with this is that I'll definetely need another movie made by this incredible trio: Paul, Andrew and Andrew.

[matthewzarate]

I’m never forgetting the way this movie made me feel.

[danielobrien]

The fact Andrew wasn’t nominated by Bafta is simply baffling performance of the year for me.

[annatoodoo]

paul in this interview is something else he is so insanely pretty I can’t

[mikeycbaby]

This movie touched my heart in 17 places. I’m stunned it didn’t get an Oscar nod.

[momococo]

Watched this in a theatre in Vancouver and was absolutely entranced by the story and the performances. The audience laughed and cried and when the credits rolled, almost everyone just sat there in silence. Then, gradually, people started rising out of their seats and quietly filed out.

Afterwards, I didn’t rush off to another activity or take out my phone as I normally would have done. I just sat there in the mall in the empty food court, pondering. I was experiencing a rare (for me) almost meditative sense of calm.

Needless to say, the movie left an imprint on me. I’ve spent time every day since, thinking about it, replaying scenes in my head, contemplating how our past, our memories, our emotions, our relationships, our identity, the essence of our very being are all intertwined and what that means for our present and future selves. Truly a masterpiece of a film.

[sheriashley]

This film was incredible fir me; happy/sad, moving. Having lost my father in a car accident when I was only 15 I would give anything to be able to go back and talk to him and find out so much more about him . He was just turned 50 years old when he died and I’m just now a little older than he was when he died. I’d love to go back and talk to him. The scenes where he talks to his father I was bawling my eyes out and trying not to disturb the other patrons. A beautifully mesmerising film with a top cast!!

[galez]

There is nothing to say about Andrew and Paul performance... I mean, it's so obvious the autenticity of It... You just have to wait and surrender to their beautiful job. But Claire Foy... This wonderful part was played absolutely right. I couldn't hold my tears any longer with her scenes, there so much truth in her words... the flaws, the unconditional love... This movie was something else.

[marcuscosgrove]

Really, this film touched my soul. A really beautiful experience.

[freemangriffin]

Andrew Scott was THE BEST ACTOR OF 2023 - his snubs were unbelievable. All Of Us Strangers is my favorite movie of 2023, simply the best! Achingly beautiful and superb!

[yasisoufi]

I can’t stop thinking about this movie

[annaroche]

Beautiful and emotionally filled movie. Andrew deserved a nomination. Hope he gets many others for his role.

[teasio]

I absolutely loved Jamie Bell in this interview.the way he talked about Andrew Scott, himself being a dad of three children and what this great movie means to him.
And what a shame to Bafta for not nominating Andrew Scott.I can't comprehend..😢

[brionnadiamond]

i watched this movie tonight for the first time as a 21 year old newly single mom, experiencing a new kind of loneliness myself. my son is with his dad this week and my house has been so quiet i can hardly stand it, and i found it so ironic how harry kept on pointing out how quiet things were because that’s been the hardest thing for me the past few weeks. although this movie explores all sorts of different kinds of loneliness in it, they were all explored so perfectly. this movie kind of felt like a big hug, accompanied with someone telling me it was all going to be okay. what a beautiful, and devastatingly heartbreaking film.

[jas]

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful movie. Heartbreaking, life-affirming, utterly entrancing. Astonishingly tender performances from all 4 actors, but particularly from Andrew and Paul. This film will remain with me for a long time. Everybody should go to see it. Anyone with a heart will find it irresistible.

[ellobo]

Andrew had the best performance of the year hands down. I wish Claire and Jamie’s performances would be getting more attention especially Jamie’s, top notch supporting work.

[vitaflood]

this movie genuinely left me so in awe and devastated

[GrotrianSeiler]

This film is beautiful on SO many levels. It should go down in history as one of the extra special ones.

[elspethfougere]

I just saw this film tonight, and its masterful. I can't shake my mood hours later, it's still nibbling away at my insides, like a hug, and, simultaneously pushing a bruise.

I'd agree with these guys in the interview, they've captured multi layered intimacy so incredibly. So often intimacy is portrayed with one emotional flavour, but in actuality, often, our bodies, heads, hearts, memory, ancestry, friendships and love, are all at interplay with each other in the same moments.

Theyve portrayed this particulalry well in the post seggs haze, the blurry melty fuzz that somehow releases clear pure simple insight and delicate sharing. This is so so rare to see on screen, and particularly between men, reductionist screen plays are so boring when its just heightened fking or emotive melting, somehow, and no surprise at all, these guys have portrayed the twinkle in an eye, the presense, the clever wit, the tender reserve, the passion, the shyness, all at once in a moment, and moment to moment.. and thats unbelievably precious.

What a way to start my year. I hope they win award after award, for this humble story which feels so normal and natural to me as a queer viewer, but which yeah is quietly radicle even for 2024

Best of luck to them all ❤ so much appreciation