Impeccably written and beautifully performed, “Of an Age” is a moving film about the beauty and the horror of what it means to be seen for the first time, to love for the first time, and how the past and future are constantly informing each other.
From left, Hattie Hook as Ebony, Thom Green as Adam and Elias Anton as Kol in"Of an Age."
“Of an Age,” which takes place over the course of two 24-hour periods set 11 years apart, is like “Before Sunrise” and “Before Sunset” combined into one film, in which two characters are rocked by a chance encounter and reckon with it years later. The year 1999 opens with a gasp, and proceeds at a breathlessly frantic pace, as Ebony wakes up out of a blackout on a strange beach and calls Kol in a panic to come and pick her up — they’ve got to make it to their ballroom dance finals in time.
Using a square 4:3 aspect ratio, Stolevski and cinematographer Matthew Chuang utilize a handheld aesthetic and almost stolen close-ups to create an intoxicating viewing experience, as if we’re experiencing this relationship unfold in real time the way that Adam and Kol do, in small glances, gestures and tiny expressions, their eyes flicking to each other, reading between the lines of loaded statements.
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