All of Us Strangers

All of Us Strangers is a 2023 British romantic fantasy film written and directed by Andrew Haigh, and loosely based on the 1987 novel Strangers by Taichi Yamada. The film stars Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, and Claire Foy. It is the second film adaptation of the novel, after the 1988 Japanese film The Discarnates directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi.

All of Us Strangers
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndrew Haigh
Written byAndrew Haigh
Based onStrangers
by Taichi Yamada
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJamie D. Ramsay
Edited byJonathan Alberts
Music byEmilie Levienaise-Farrouch
Production
companies
Distributed bySearchlight Pictures
Release dates
  • 31 August 2023 (2023-08-31) (Telluride)
  • 26 January 2024 (2024-01-26) (United Kingdom)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

All of Us Strangers premiered at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on 31 August 2023, and is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on 26 January 2024, by Searchlight Pictures.

Premise

One night in his near-empty tower block in London, Adam (Andrew Scott) has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor Harry (Paul Mescal), which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life. As a relationship develops between them, Adam is preoccupied with memories of the past and finds himself drawn back to the suburban town where he grew up, and the childhood home where his parents (Claire Foy and Jamie Bell), appear to be living, just as they were on the day they died, 30 years before.

Cast

Production

Graham Broadbent and Sarah Harvey of Blueprint Pictures first pitched the project to Yamada in June 2017. Later that year, Haigh and Film4 Productions came on board. Haigh described his adaptation of the novel as "a long and sometimes painful process". He said, "I wanted to pick away at my own past as Adam does in the film. I was interested in exploring the complexities of both familial and romantic love, but also the distinct experience of a specific generation of gay people growing up in the 80s. I wanted to move away from the traditional ghost story of the novel and find something more psychological, almost metaphysical."[1]

On 30 June 2022, the film, then known as Strangers, and the principal cast were announced.[2] The announced plot was brief and vaguely worded, and attracted inquiries on social media as to whether the film involved a romance between Scott and Mescal's characters.[3]

Filming was in progress in the United Kingdom when the announcement was made.[2] Haigh's childhood home served as the filming location for the house in which Adam finds his parents.[4][1]

Release

The film premiered at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on 31 August 2023, and played at the 2023 New York Film Festival on 1 October 2023. It also made it to the main competition of the 68th Valladolid International Film Festival.[5] It is scheduled to be released by Searchlight Pictures in the United States on 22 December 2023 and in the United Kingdom on 26 January 2024.[6][7][8]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 98% of 63 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.7/10. The website's consensus reads: "All of Us Strangers examines profound grief and love through a fantastical lens that is always grounded on human emotion."[9] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 92 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[10]

Accolades
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Chicago International Film Festival 22 October 2023 Gold Q-Hugo All of Us Strangers Nominated [11]
Valladolid International Film Festival 28 October 2023 Golden Spike Pending [12]
Gotham Independent Film Awards 27 November 2023 Best International Feature Pending [13]
Best Screenplay Andrew Haigh Pending [13]
Outstanding Lead Performance Andrew Scott Pending [13]
Outstanding Supporting Performance Claire Foy Pending [13]

References
  1. "Production Notes" (PDF). Searchlight Pictures. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. Hazelton, John; Tabbara, Mona (30 June 2022). "Andrew Haigh sets new feature 'Strangers' with Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy and Jamie Bell". Screen Daily. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  3. Peters, Fletcher (30 June 2022). "Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott Are Making a Movie Together, But Is It Gay? Hopefully". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  4. Canfield, David (23 August 2023). "Inside All of Us Strangers, Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal's Metaphysical Love Story". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  5. D'Ocon, Manuel (5 October 2023). "¿Paul Mescal en Valladolid?: 'All Of Us Strangers' se convierte en la película estrella de la Seminci". Fotogramas (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  6. D'Alessandro, Anthony (7 August 2023). "Searchlight Dates 'All Of Us Strangers' During Pre-Christmas Frame". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  7. Bergeson, Samantha (7 August 2023). "Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott Lead Andrew Haigh's Ghostly Drama 'All of Us Strangers' — First Look". IndieWire. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  8. Iftikhar, Asyia (13 September 2023). "Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott's gay romance All of Us Strangers finally gets UK release date". PinkNews. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  9. "All of Us Strangers". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  10. "All of Us Strangers". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  11. Kay, Jeremy (14 September 2023). "'Fallen Leaves', 'About Dry Grasses', 'La Chimera' among Chicago fest international line-up (exclusive)". Screendaily. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  12. "Seminci completa su Sección Oficial a concurso con 'Desconocidos' (All of Us Strangers), la nueva película de Paul Mescal y Andrew Scott, y 'Sala de profesores', la gran triunfadora de los premios del cine alemán". Cine y Tele (in Spanish). 5 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  13. Lewis, Hilary (24 October 2023). "'Past Lives,' 'A Thousand and One' and 'All of Us Strangers' Top Gotham Awards Film Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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