eight hours

Alexandrine 2022-04-24 07:01:16

This film, which is less than 90 minutes, conveys the love and pain of a long-distance relationship in such a low-key and profound way. The director's way of telling stories is like getting along in a long-distance relationship, which is a time and space that is shattered one by one. What you cannot have is the continuity of ordinary life.
"It feels weird...It doesn't feel like I'm part of your life. I feel like I'm on vacation."
"It's hard to keep stopping and starting."
London, Los Angeles, eight hours.
The hardest part was not being able to say what she said - "We'll see you in half an hour."
Anna, at her most vulnerable, called Jacob and hysterically said over and over again "I'll see you in half an hour… I'll see you in half an hour…”

“Would it be easier if you felt like you could see other people when we are not together? Because I don't want you to feel like you're not living your life properly when we're not together."
Inevitably, in their separate lives, they had backups by their side. The bench fills the void left by the long distances, making ordinary days bearable. The bracelet engraved with patience, at the moment of cracking, laughs at the helplessness of long-distance feelings.

Five years after the romance started in Los Angeles, Anna is finally back here. In the bathroom, the shower water gushed down from the sprinkler, and they hugged each other naked, the once happy smiles and fiery eyes flashed in their minds. Release, speechless, the end of the play.
But then again, it turns out that everything is no longer there.

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  • Anna: [on the phone with Jacob] I just have to say one thing and it's really important that you just listen to me. I just... It doesn't feel like this, this thing is gonna go away, it's always there. I can't... I can't get on with my life.

  • Anna: It's someone that is very close to me and he's been quite an inspiration in my life. And i almost through my writing i wanted to give something back.

    Liz: Yeah, when i was reading it just made me think about the fact when i was working in NY, my husband was in LA, so he was driving across country. So, on the way over he would take all these pictures of himself and the dog at varies places. So, I sent photos of me and we got all them together and they were all the moment and time being separate, but yet we were together on these photographs.

    Anna: Yeah, that's the challenge!

    Liz: Yeah, it's hard. It made me missing more...