Past Lives

Playwright Celine Song's film debut, Past Lives, is a nuanced exploration of love and longing as two childhood sweethearts drift in and out of each other's lives.

This heart-meltingly romantic and sad movie from Korean-Canadian dramatist and film-maker Celine Song left me wrung out and empty and weirdly euphoric, as if I'd lived through an 18-month affair in the course of an hour and three-quarters. Past Lives is a glorious date movie, and a movie for every occasion, too. It's a must-see.