ALL OF US STRANGERS' Most Essential Scene According to Andrew Haigh

ALL OF US STRANGERS' Most Essential Scene According to Andrew Haigh | Making a Scene

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4 ай бұрын

In this behind-the-scenes look at ALL OF US STRANGERS, award-winning writer-director Andrew Haigh (WEEKEND, 45 YEARS, LEAN ON PETE) reveals his method behind building a film's opening scenes and directing stars Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott.
Based on the novel Strangers by Taichi Yamada, Haigh’s latest is a tender and heartfelt story of love, memory, and grief.
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@dama5053 4 ай бұрын

The Oscars snubbing this film is an absolute disrespect. What an incredible film. ❤

@user-yb7zz9cc9s 4 ай бұрын

I think the days of awards dictating whether a film is good are over. I feel it's the audiences who are creating the waves. There are so many good films that never see the light of mainstream cinema, thus, awards, which are mainly mainstream, never recognizes them.

@3506Dodge 3 ай бұрын

It's focused on gay male characters. That's a very hard sell in hollywood.

@no_longer_ 3 ай бұрын

@@3506DodgeWhat about Moonlight and Call Me By Your Name?

@m.e.c.5837 3 ай бұрын

I think they missed the nomination dates ? I think they can be nominated next year ? I might be wrong tho

@finlybenyunes8385 3 ай бұрын

F*ck the Oscars!

@writingme 3 ай бұрын

I can't remember being so devastated by a movie, ever.

@zh4t4 3 ай бұрын

💜

@filber66 2 ай бұрын

That line that Harry says - “There's vampires at my door", paraphrasing the Frankie Goes to Hollywood's song - says it all. Still devastated by this incredible film

@miladydoe 4 ай бұрын

The part that gets to me the most is when they shake hands. Harry is hanging onto Adam's hand, with that desperation that Andrew haigh speaks of. And, when Adam almost lets him in... Harry seems like he's about to be lost at sea. Very well done.

@junkerinhistrunker 4 ай бұрын

it took it as just overt flirtation at first, seeing as he was kind of intoxicated, but by the end of the film i couldn't stop thinking about it.

@miladydoe 4 ай бұрын

@@junkerinhistrunker very much so! With hindsight you see so much more going on.

@DHPMeditations Ай бұрын

I think Harry leaves and when he returns home he overdoses.

@vectaaze3188 3 ай бұрын

The sheer desperation in Paul's character in this scene made me anxious. Lord help all the lonely souls.

@jmusmc85 4 күн бұрын

Ha. This scene (and the ending) drove me to seek professional help. I saw my self in his character but I see hope.❤

@SHare-eq4hr 3 ай бұрын

I think this is my favourite movie ever. It completely rocked my world. It wasn't nominated for an Oscar but I think there's enough of us who get it & will never forget it that it will take on a life of its own. An instant classic.

@joolz3078 3 ай бұрын

Totally agree. I saw it a fortnight ago and can't stop thinking about it. It will stay with me forever.

@noyer777 3 ай бұрын

Same . My favorite movie ever

@zh4t4 3 ай бұрын

dart shot right in the centre. i can see myself watching the 10 year anniversary and still get the same tears 💜

@KookNort 2 ай бұрын

couldn't have said it better myself. this movie absolutely touched me to the core. absolute travesty andrew scott didn't get a nomination.

@ravinduuuu 4 ай бұрын

Having watched the film once, this scene hits so much harder. I get teary just thinking about it. Harry's reactions, facial expressions and desperation make so much sense now!

@evillittlegoat8338 3 ай бұрын

I was about to comment the exact same thing. How Andrew Haigh keeps referring to the scene as their first meeting is just gut-wrenching. It is, in fact, the most pivotal scene.

@haiku8272 2 ай бұрын

In retrospect this is the most important scene somehow as it shows that old scars can cause new scars, in this case irreversible and tragic, on other people who are vulnerable. I saw the movie yesterday and it’s lingering on and on and on again n my mind. Amazing and deep!

@thetrison 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for letting the director speak on what is being truly conveyed here. Most people might dismiss the insistence to come in as being thirsty, but what it truly is is desparation. I've never cried so hard for so long watching a movie before.

@mattgreenstein8116 4 ай бұрын

Hands down, my favorite film of 2023. Really hoping when the film is released on streaming/disc that there’s directors commentary because I’d love his thoughts on the entire film.

@LI0NS0N Ай бұрын

I watched the film yesterday and now seeing this scene again I’m in tears. If only this moment played out differently. When I was in the cinema and the ending happened, after crying a lot over that last scene with the parents, I was almost too defensive to let it affect me. But then, talking to my friend I saw it with about our own childhoods and our experiences of queer loneliness, it ended up sinking in for me. This movie wrecked me, and it will stay with me forever.

@eddietucker7005 2 ай бұрын

Haigh said he was trying to get scene done completely right. The moment that Harry holds on just little too long onto Adam’s hand made it the most real scene imaginable. I’ve been there. I’ve don’t that. It’s authentic and organic, just that one simple thing. Whoever came up with that perfect moment is a true genius. I’m trying to watch it again but I have to let my head and my heart settle down a bit. Thank you to all of the cast and crew for bringing this little slice of my life to the screen.

@monkeytail1968 4 ай бұрын

I just saw the movie last night. It is a gem. All four actors are exceptional. Run to it.

@antoniahein3565 3 ай бұрын

This film broke my heart, but oh what a beautiful pain.

@MovieMuseOfficial 4 ай бұрын

Just saw this and 100% agree. A brilliant and essential scene. This movie deserves so much recognition.

@moniquedenouden9289 3 ай бұрын

It will get it. Just not from the US so much perhaps.

@ghstbird3338 3 ай бұрын

This movie took me out for two full days. I .................... it hit home so hard and a very much real-life scene. I've been that person who have not let the other person in due to many reasons. When I used to live in NYC, my stupid stupid young self and ego have closed the door on a few - basically, giving my total rejection. Is it one of my regrets in life, today, yes. I love the movie and very hard to watch, yet it draws you in.

@markwardel6751 3 ай бұрын

The greatest film for a long time.....it lives in your head and won't let go.

@gaypanic7111 3 ай бұрын

I stood up and ranted at the end of the movie. I was raging 😭🤣😭

@ezekiel3639 3 ай бұрын

Knowing how the movie ended up, seeing this again makes it more heart breaking. 💔

@Mike90317 2 ай бұрын

"I don't want to be alone, I can't be alone now."

@dgjlo 3 ай бұрын

I watched this film 12 days ago with my Son. Can't stop thinking about it. A masterpiece!💙

@CB19087 3 ай бұрын

Incredible film. Nobody moved through the credits. Cinema was full, on a Tuesday evening!

@pawdaw 3 ай бұрын

I see this film as psychodrama. The apartment block is Adam's 'self'. The fire alarm is a signal that we are about to enter a catharsis - the sudden 'appearance' of Adam's parents is part of this. Harry is Adam's younger self, who cannot bear the weight of remembered trauma, and is overwhelmed with grief. His death is symbolic; adult Adam 'rescues' his inner child, now liberated from the horror of losing his parents as a boy, and promises to take care of him.

@bt2xpld 3 ай бұрын

This makes sense. I didn't get that their relationship was all part of the dream.

@markdumas3875 3 ай бұрын

Wow what a great view on this story. Really this whole story is so “trusting of its audience” as they say and it really shows. Thanks for this.

@and2rew 3 ай бұрын

I wish my brain worked like this.

@Leftatalbuquerque 2 ай бұрын

Is this like in the movie Soapdish where Kevin Kline's character keep threatening to do his One-man Hamlet because it's all happening in his head?

@BentonHess 3 ай бұрын

The film is a masterpiece and will shortly be considered a classic.

@macaronblanc9522 2 ай бұрын

that film is a true masterpiece that gives you a lot to think about

@antoninigabriele Ай бұрын

Beautiful and unforgettable movie. Still think and think about it !

@srlongstaff 2 ай бұрын

The attention to detail is staggering. The acting by all four main characters is incredible. A truly great film.

@jonlaurence6097 4 ай бұрын

This film looks incredibly important. Wonderful cast. I have often driven past the house I grew up in begging to be let in. Wishing and praying to find what I lost with what I know today. Thank you Andrew.

@treesny 4 ай бұрын

Wonderful film with great performances from Scott, Mescal, Claire Foy and Jamie Bell. And incredible work from director/screenwriter Andrew Haigh!

@gaypanic7111 3 ай бұрын

Not over the movie, a week later

@noyer777 3 ай бұрын

I just watched last night and I am totally scarred . I don’t even know how I feel anymore , it’s very eerie , and can’t help but try to not cry every time I think about it

@jmusmc85 4 күн бұрын

I feel the same. It was a beautiful film but I felt numb afterwards. I related to the characters so much.

@AugustoLugo1983 Ай бұрын

I can't get enough of this movie.

@PatriciaGonzalez-bp3hk 25 күн бұрын

I knew nothing of this movie as I sat down to watch. I had no idea what was to come and how moved and in love by movie's end.

@lynbreakwell5221 3 ай бұрын

A masterpiece of a movie , I went twice and it punched my heart even more the 2nd time ❤💔

@edrianbobbycalabio1 3 ай бұрын

I love the film! If you have the opportunity to watch it, take it. I was sobbing! As a person who didn’t have that much connection with my loved one, this destroyed my heart into a million pieces. Just a wonderful masterpiece!

3 ай бұрын

I was holding myself so hard until the scene where Adam wakes up from his nightmare next to Harry in tears. That vulnerable face expression that Adam had made me feel something so familiar, and at that point I just set free my tears too..

@parthpant8894 4 ай бұрын

Greatest film of last year by a mile. Andrew Haigh is the greatest living director of our generation!

@LL-uw7bq 2 ай бұрын

This movie made me cry . I love Andrew Scott... Wow what a camara . You feel like walking aroud in an Hopper paiting.!!!!!!!

@TuchNGoh 4 ай бұрын

I know it’s not in the movie but, the score in this video, whatever that composition playing in the background fits so well over the scene, it’s very emotional

@PrivatePrivate-so4if 4 ай бұрын

This film is brilliant and I was dazzled, and very moved by its insights, directorial excellence, superb script and the quality of the performances. But why on earth wasn't Andrew Scott shortlisted for the next BAFTA Awards? How those lists are drawn up are not as one might imagine, it appears. Someone needs to look into all of that.

@tobiasexarchopoulos721 3 ай бұрын

Andrew Haigh is absolutely brilliant

@jackzfun 4 күн бұрын

What an amazing movie. I am deeply moved. Just beautiful in every way....

@xandaera 4 ай бұрын

This movie destroyed me

@usscience 4 ай бұрын

First time it destroyed me also but second time totally different impact

@comealongcomealong4480 4 ай бұрын

@@usscience Just watched it tonight. This is the first film in many years where I instantly thought, I have to be in this space, with these people again. Plus 😊 I missed a bit of the dialogue.

@tallguym4m 3 ай бұрын

@@comealongcomealong4480 Same! I find it so frustrating in SO many films and TV series that there is so much mumbling! :/ I hope to watch it again with CC. - SOON! :) I hope for many more vids like this as I want to make more sense of the film. I loved parts of the movie but I left not really loving it - too much was opaque and obscure. But very glad I saw it - SO many beautiful and deeply moving scenes. Truly eager to watch again!!

@albinersihombing1001 4 ай бұрын

Do you know what makes me sad? I can't watch this film because I live and live in a country that is very conservative towards lgbt. In fact, I really want to watch this. In fact, until now I have never missed looking for links on Google😅😅😅 I hope someone will send a link that can be accessed in my country so I can watch it later. I really hope for this good person.

@Broadwaybuff-pi1qg 4 ай бұрын

I'm sure you will be able to stream it eventually. Most films are available these days.

@muchtartidakbahagia 3 ай бұрын

22 feb is the Hulu release date my fellow indonesian, i aint gay but good cinema is good cinema

@Lovethisshittbh 3 ай бұрын

Let me know if you have telegram. I can send you the video to download

@Patzorz 4 сағат бұрын

i love when people that make the most devastating pieces of art ever are very cheerful cute boys

@itslizmcmahon 2 ай бұрын

This was by far the best movie of the year. The story, the cinematography, and of course the acting. It deserved best film, best lead, and best supporting actor at the Oscars. It's akin to Mulholland Dr in its brilliance and to also being snubbed. But Haigh is in good company with Lynch.

@mkphilly 3 ай бұрын

Amazing movie. My sense is that this scene and the last are the only "real" moments... everything in between is all Adam's mind... if only he had let Harry in..

@LorenaSilva-fy4tl 29 күн бұрын

Somos el resultado de nuestras decisiones, para bien o para mal

@UltimateAwe 3 ай бұрын

This film (and scene - and its significance by the end of the film) absolutely gutted me. I thought about it everyday since seeing it last week and it becomes more poignant upon reflection.

@carolinaortiz3583 Ай бұрын

The music lyrics in this film are just on point❤

@carolinaortiz3583 Ай бұрын

My new favorite movie❤❤❤

@celly589 3 ай бұрын

I haven’t even seen this movie, though I really want to, and I’m bingeing all the interviews and videos about it

@grigoriszis 3 ай бұрын

this film deserves all the Oscars in the world ! But f**k Oscars, this is a masterpiece and it touches the heart of many people out there ! An incredible film

@daviddeneuf795 Ай бұрын

Interesting and beautiful movie about the solitude of being gay with al’ the souvenirs we have of our childhood.....all the scars we have.....the scenario and the point of views arevery smrt ans the actors are great!!! This film helps you understand why all gay are depressed abd fight all their lives to overce their worries , past and psychological woynds.......it’s slow but very interesting.... The light is also superb..... Congratulations to the writer and director♥️👍🇫🇷

@simplebhai 3 ай бұрын

I watch this seenevery night before going to sleep this is not just acting it's so real.

@kn9250 3 ай бұрын

I have seen this film twice now in just under a week and while I love it as a whole this scene alone simply shatters me

@LL-uw7bq 2 ай бұрын

Wow .... ❤

@winterlion9366 3 ай бұрын

Wow wow! Haunting beautiful ghost stories right from beginning as the apartment building fire alarm goes off.. NO spoilers Please!!!

@nzsandybeach Ай бұрын

I find it strange that Andrew calls it 'the FIRST time that Adam and Harry met" when essentially it is the ONLY time that they met.

@carrington2949 2 ай бұрын

This is the only time I wish I had seen the movie before reading the novel upon which it was based. They are stories of loneliness and reconciling the past, but the film goes in a different direction. I love them both but I read the book during my craze as a kid with Asian horror movies and folklore. I was affected differently by the film.

@natuku 3 ай бұрын

❤

@arbarber 4 ай бұрын

Devastating

@adamc8018 3 ай бұрын

Does anyone know if this movie is on Hulu or prime or HBO?

@RashekaO 3 ай бұрын

It’s on Hulu now.

@robkorte1423 2 ай бұрын

Disney+ starting 3/20

@llthgig 4 ай бұрын

When you combine the tropes Bury Your Gays and Manic Pixie Dream Girl (but this time it's a dreamboy). Andrew Scott really carried this film with his acting.

@michelvilela2420 3 ай бұрын

SPOILER . . . . So this is the night when Harry get down to his apartment and die. If Adam had said YES, he could have the chance of living the life he dreamed with Harry.

@bricebe4452 3 ай бұрын

think Harry was already dead at that point. No?

@michelvilela2420 3 ай бұрын

@@bricebe4452 I dont think so. At the end, in the Harry's kitchen he says "I was so scary that night. I just wanted not to be alone" Adam replies "I'm sorry, I was scary too". Here Adam says he is not scary. He lies at this time. The true cames at the end.

@bricebe4452 3 ай бұрын

@@michelvilela2420 oh 🥲 that make me more sad. Indeed, you're right

@camifreitas1 Ай бұрын

so all of their relationship only existed in Adam's mind?

@bricebe4452 Ай бұрын

@@camifreitas1 the director said there was no specific ending. Everyone can interpret as they want. Personally, I prefer to tell myself that their relationship was real, that Adam saw his ghost and that they were in love

@greentombdive 4 ай бұрын

Somehow I knew he was going to say “No”…

@moniquedenouden9289 3 ай бұрын

Me too. He was scared. I would have been too. At the same time, I’d find it very hard to turn away someone so obviously lost… I’d have let him in if I was a man. But being a woman, no.

@DHPMeditations Ай бұрын

Interesting you say 'We fall in love with them, as they are falling in love together '. But... I think he dies that night when returns home rejected.

@PrivatePrivate-so4if 3 ай бұрын

Now they will not release it on blu ray or DVD! A really bad decision!!!

@peaceofiona9198 3 ай бұрын

What? Why?

@danieldumas7361 3 ай бұрын

This iss like going to a movie theater,in a bad neighborhood, where people talk over the film

@ramonhrcj 21 күн бұрын

Thank you for ruining my life forever, Mr. Haigh. 😢

@bcwsfo1 4 ай бұрын

It's crazy to knock on a stranger's door while drunk. Very unwise indeed.

@no_longer_ 3 ай бұрын

That's... the point.

@williamgardiner2010 3 ай бұрын

And they’re the only two individuals living in the high rise block - so Harry thinks there’s a bond already .

@user-vu7rv1xf1l 3 ай бұрын

@@williamgardiner2010 I guess Harry already knew.

@chadballsac 2 ай бұрын

Painfully disappointing film. After the highs of Weekend and 45 Years, I was offended by how cloying and emotionally manipulative this film was. From the acting, the script, the soundtrack - everything was manipulative, obvious and direct. The narrative conceit is painful, the parents are 80s cliche, it's almost as if Richard Curtis was trying to do a serious drama. There is little room for subtlety in this film - haven't been this disappointed in a film in a long, long while.

@josephmalala1093 3 ай бұрын

Unpopular Opinion : Still just think Adam was a creep who kept corpses and saw things 😬😬

@karenpearson6991 3 ай бұрын

I'd love to see this film for the mystery, loneliness, grief. But they ruined it by turning into gay porn.

@user-vu7rv1xf1l 3 ай бұрын

Hardly, it was mild compared to many movie sex scenes.

@karenpearson6991 3 ай бұрын

@@user-vu7rv1xf1l Maybe. But watching two men doing gay stuff is not on my to do list.

@user-vu7rv1xf1l 3 ай бұрын

@@karenpearson6991 personally I am not keen on any sex scenes in films but whether its straight or gay doesn't bother me. But I understand not everyone is ok with things, for example I probably would feel queasy if it were really old or really overweight people, but not because I have anything against them, I just really don't want to see that.

@majestyk8654 3 ай бұрын

Those scenes were necessary for the storyline.

@joestrummer1962 3 ай бұрын

@@karenpearson6991 Oh good for you, darling