Quote:
"Past Lives is a wistful what-if story about two people, the children they were and the adults they become. The movie follows them through the years and across assorted reunions, separations and continents as well as milestones momentous and ordinary. It's a tale of friendship, love, regret and what it means to truly live here and now. In a sense it is a time-travel movie, because even as the two characters keep moving forward, they remain inexorably tethered to the past, which means it's also a story about everyday life."
-- Manohla Dargis

Source:
Dargis, Manohla. "'Past Lives' review: Longing for a future." Review of Past Lives. New York Times, June 1, 2023.