![]() Morales' feature debut – co-written by both her and Duplass, who previously worked together on the HBO series Room 104 – looks at a connection that grows into something rarely explored on screen: a platonic love story between a man and a woman. Its premise is one we can all relate to, and, by not bringing the pandemic into play, the film will likely retain its relevance long after the pandemic. But more than that, it's a narrative about forging connection through technology. The film is, on the surface, about someone taking online classes. Filmed while its two stars, Natalie Morales and Mark Duplass, were stuck at home during quarantine, it refreshingly doesn't acknowledge what's going on outside. Language Lessons, on the other hand, is unlike other COVID-era Zoom movies, despite its similar backdrop. Shudder's horror film Host, for example, is shot on Zoom and focuses explicitly on the pandemic, as characters even wear their face masks while being chased down by a demon. Indeed, films made using iPhone cameras or webcams aren't anything new, but these techniques are made even more prominent considering most people are confined to their homes. These are films set in lockdown, whose plots deal with the pandemic, shot in one location or on Zoom. ![]() ![]() The COVID-era movie feels like its own genre at this point.
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