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How this film uses it

Almost the whole film is one spot, a corner of a living room and the land that was there before the house. Because the camera stays put, the room becomes the main character. You see how many lives pass through one space.

Where to see it

The house: Over time, families live in the same living room, including the Youngs, who buy it in 1945.

How this film uses it

The film jumps between the dinosaurs, a Lenni-Lenape family, a colonial estate and the 1900s through the 2020s. Seeing a moment of joy next to a moment of loss changes how each one lands. You assemble the family history yourself.

Where to see it

The jumps in time: The land passes from dinosaurs and an ice age to the Lenni-Lenape people, then the house and its later tenants.

How this film uses it

Windows open in the frame to show other eras in the same spot. A scene in one decade plays beside a scene from another decade. The overlap keeps reminding you that the room has many histories.

Where to see it

The panes: The screen is subdivided into panes that show events from different times simultaneously.

How this film uses it

The camera holds one fixed position for nearly the whole film. Characters walk out of frame and the camera stays. Only at the very end does it start to pan away. You feel the limits of watching from one place.

Where to see it

The living room view: The camera holds one angle on the room while the families come and go.

How this film uses it

The film used a tool called Metaphysic Live to de-age Hanks and Wright as the actors performed. It lets the same pair play a teenage couple and an elderly one. Some critics found the effect distracting, so judge it for yourself.

Where to see it

The empty house: In 2024, elderly Richard takes Margaret, who has dementia, to the empty house. He tries to bring back her memories, including the lost blue ribbon.