OPINION - Cry me a river: why we should all embrace the art of weeping in the cinema
by Nick Clark
Mar 01, 2024
3 minutes
Sitting in a darkened room snivelling, cheeks wet with tears and nose streaming is a terrible way to spend a night, right? Well not always… especially not if you’re in the cinema and you have just had your heart wrung and mind blown. And forget the stigma around crying in public – fellow audience member scorn be damned, blubbing away may even be good for you.
Watching the last week, I was reminded of exactly this experience as clip after clip of All of Us Strangers teased each of, Claire Foy and Paul Mescal.
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