Noticias

25/13

Hoping to heal, she returns to the wild beauty of Scotland’s Orkney Islands, where she grew up

Scenario

After living on the edge in London, Rona tries to come to terms with her troubled past. It marks the first time a film has been shot on the island of Papa Westray, off the Orkneys. Rona: In grandiose moments, high in the fresh air and freedom on the hill, I study my personal geology.

My body is a continent

I grind my teeth in my sleep like they’re tectonic plates. And when I blink, the sun blinks. My breath pushes clouds across the sky and waves wash ashore in rhythm with my heartbeat.

Lightning strikes every time I sneeze

Island headlands rise above the sea like my limbs in the bathtub. My freckles are famous landmarks and my tears are rivers. And when I orgasm, there’s an earthquake.

Saoirse Ronan could easily have a second career narrating nature documentaries

One With the Wind composed by John Gürtler and Jan Miserre. Never underestimate how difficult it is to portray various stages of drunkenness, addiction and sobriety, and Ronan nails it. Films with a distinctive cinematic style are becoming increasingly rare, so I’m so grateful for what Nora Fonscheidt achieved with her visual storytelling.

Paapa Essideu has such a subtle screen presence, but the camera just adores him

The colours and textures were just stunning, especially when it came to perspective and memory. Obviously, it’s Saoirse’s show, but the supporting cast is perfect, especially Stephen Dillane and Saskia Reeves as her parents.