About Time on “London comfort films”, a list by Ravi Patel on TheLysts.

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Name
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Year
2013
Director
Richard Curtis
Vibe in one line
Soft-focus time travel and weaponised wholesomeness in South London.
London energy
Clapham / Maida Vale on a golden-hour Sunday, everyone carrying flowers for no reason.
Perfect moment to watch
When you’ve had a grim week and need to believe the Central line breakdown was somehow ‘meant to be.’
Standout scene
The blind date restaurant sequence where we barely see anything and somehow feel EVERYTHING.
Soundtrack mood
Indie-folk cardigan-core; Ben Folds playing over your commute kind of thing.
Who to watch with
Your nicest flatmate and whoever just got dumped but is pretending they’re fine.
My nerdy note
It’s basically a masterclass in using repeated shots as emotional time-lapse—same locations, same blocking, totally different meaning each loop.