i know valentine’s day is over but god is this the perfect little romcom. i saw this again last night with my friend and i got reminded of what it means to seek the joy in the little things and the unknown. i’ve seen this movie 8 times now and every single time it makes me want to open my heart up a little more. 82 mins of pure unfiltered joie de vivre that’s a love letter to romance and south london. absolutely perfect imo. i even wrote an article in my uni magazine about how much i love this movie 🤓
YES!!! i watched this last month while taking a Bubble Bath. i laughed, i cried, i was stunned by the fits literally best rom com ever. every time i wave to a stranger i think of this movie 😭😭
memoryquilt https://theedgesusu.co.uk/film/2023/09/09/rye-lane-review-delightfully-fresh-south-london-rom-com/ here's the link, last time someone tried it didn't work so i've got the google doc as well https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QrufvbbklemXOobQvE9Dqt4vUXBfQLm5TxPYW33gOU0/edit?usp=sharing hope it's a good read and yeah lmk what you think
tiff just finished reading and beautifully written! i particularly love how you touch upon the movie’s relationship with south london, especially when you talk about the movie’s power to preserve and immortalize in the face of gentrification. i think i’m due for a rye lane rewatch… do you have letterboxd btw? would love to see what other movies you watch :3
memoryquilt i’m glad you liked it <3 i watched it for the first time with a directo’s q&a right after and she mentioned how she considered her work as a sort of archival practice in the face of gentrification and it sealed the deal for me. yes i do have letterboxd 🤓, my @ is tiffanywatches and i’m soo due for a rye lane rewatch
tiff yay just followed you! and we both have gregg araki films in our favorite 4 😁 also that’s so cool that you heard the director talk about the movie! i need to seek out director’s Q&As…
Wow! I'm a sucker for romcoms, you convinced me to watch thiiiiis! you seem to have such good taste, would love to exchange suggestions of movies/books/music with u :)
crush texted me and i said hell yeah nigga we up really loud and i saw my supervisor look very taken aback but i luckily have my camera off so i’m gonna lie and blame my brother