Definitely a powerful and well-executed scene. You’ve done some very nice cinematography here, using foreshadowing to lead-in to the transition between the two over-the-shoulder shots. The sequence of expressions on the two people’s faces is exceptionally nice. You really get a feel for the emotional conflict that the woman is feeling as she delivers her line. This is fine acting.​
To my way of thinking, “everything is in the eyes.” That’s what makes-or-breaks a close-up. And, you’ve nailed it here.
FYI, looking at it again, body movements, i.e. “pure acting,” are really what sell both of the two parts of this shot. The male actor uses and involves his entire body in a totally-convincing way. The female actor, in delivering the “response” to the male-actor’s “call,” uses almost none. Her response is almost entirely in her eyes, and in the “very, very small amount of space” that she occupies.
"Acting and staging are always first. The physical/virtual expression of the same, always second."​
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