The Sunlight from Your Tongue (2022) User Reviews

a moving portrait of an artist who tries to save her tortured subject/lover

[JasonGuzman · 9/10 · 16 April 2023]

This is a great short film that I would call a romantic existential drama. I love the use of voice-over in between scenes and editing in establishing mood. It's very ruminative. The set design and cinematography was effective in giving off a coldness even though the intimacy was warm between them. The acting were excellent. Emilie, the Maya character, gets to the emotional space of inevitable mourning. I kind of wish there was a flashback to when they first met. The outdoor shots were really beautiful. It's a story about love, yalty, the meaning of art in suffering. My favorite shot is the one of the cat focus pull.