See You Soon

In the final moments of this film, my heart floated right out of my chest. What a grounded yet gorgeously poetic experience-one that lingers long after.

It masterfully balances intimate realism with a dreamlike 'lost in lovers meeting' quality, weaving a story that feels deeply personal and universally resonant. Using Rilke's (Letter to a Young Poet) dragon and princess as a frame for those too frightened to love is done so gently that viewers need not be familiar with the source material to sense the sheer tenderness in one lover saying to another, "Life has not forgotten you."

It almost seems like the beginning of something bigger, the first step in what could be an exquisite series of films. If a second or even a third installment were to follow in the same thoughtful, delicate footsteps as See You Soon, the result could be truly gratifying.

The film's quiet storytelling and intimate cinematic choices capture the nuances of human connection, leaving a deep warmth and longing to return to its world.

This film poignantly captures that feeling of knowing and seeing someone so deeply that you've only just met, in a way that i've never seen in a wlw movie. It's a hopeful, sensual adventure that reveals it's depth in quiet conversations and furtive looks - like only a true lesbian romance can lol.

Yet this film feels different, and far from contrived. These aren't characters - they are people falling in love through peeling back each others layers with humor and tenderness.

One theme i've noticed in all of Allie's movies is that her characters ask alot of questions when they are falling in love - it gives this underlying feeling that the characters are hungry for one another. Hungry to know and see everything about each other, while holding back slightly to see the other's next move. That theme runs true in 'See You Soon' and is done in a way that shows the humanity of two people connecting across cultures.

This film is a true masterpiece and I don't know what we did without it. No other sapphic movie holds a candle in my opinion.