Then, within a matter of seconds, the mood of the film completely shifts.
What Is Im Still Here About?
They have a doting housemaid, and it seems each member of the family wants nothing.
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This is what makes the core event of the film so gut-wrenching.
The comparisons are mostly seen in the first act.
Saoirse Ronan and Elliott Heffernan star in the historical drama.
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At the heart of the movie, and the entire film, is Eunice.
A housewife and mother, she never feels reduced to the caregiver role.
Thats because she is theTom Cruise-like hero of this story.
The scope of a destructive political system is there, but its not given the center stage.
Couples, friends, young families, and elderly people are simply talking and eating.
Its a quietly massive scene that underscores the films ethos nothing is insurmountable when youre surrounded by loved ones.
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This is a real story, and the script transfers to the screen rather than dramatizes it.
Few films will move you likeIm Still Herewill.It’s a near-perfect movie.
Still, it is merely one complaint within a shower of compliments.
LikeSteve McQueensBlitz,its a microcosm of humanity and family during a time of tragedy and turmoil.
And in a sense, thats exactly what happens.
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I’m Still Herescreened at this year’s BFI London Film Festival.
