Love

2015 2h 14m FR

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 2,735

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Murphy is an American living in Paris who enters a highly sexually and emotionally charged relationship with the unstable Electra. Unaware of the seismic effect it will have on their relationship, they invite their pretty neighbor into their bed.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Karl Glusman
Murphy
Aomi Muyock
Electra
Klara Kristin
Omi
Ugo Fox
Gaspar
Juan Saavedra
Julio
Gaspar Noé
Noé - Art Gallery Owner
Isabelle Nicou
Nora
Benoît Debie
Yuyo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gaspar Noé
Writers: Gaspar Noé
Languages: English
Countries: Belgium, France, Brazil

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 8% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Belgium, France, Brazil.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gaspar Noé, shot by Benoît Debie. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Denis Bedlow shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Karl Glusman and Aomi Muyock and Klara Kristin carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3774694 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gaspar Noé directs. Benoît Debie behind the camera. Denis Bedlow cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Belgium, France, Brazil. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 8% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 11 years ago.
4International production across 3 countries: Belgium, France, Brazil.
5Directed by Gaspar Noé, shot by Benoît Debie. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Denis Bedlow shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Karl Glusman and Aomi Muyock and Klara Kristin carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt3774694 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "paris, france", "gallery", "sexuality", "pregnancy".
10Released under 24 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Benoît Debie
Editing: Denis Bedlow
Production design: Samantha Benne
Makeup / hair: David Scherer
Sound: Ken Yasumoto
Runtime: 134 min · 2h 14m
Status: Released
Budget: $3,000,000
Box office: $249,083
Return: 8% of budget
Original language: FR
Certification (US): NC-17
IMDB: Love (2015)

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What people are saying

Reno2017-01-24
★ 5/10
The story that was narrated backwards! This was from the director of 'Irreversible'. This story was told in backwards. It opened with a married couple having sexual intercourse and after a phone call, the flashback rolls. Which begins from that point of the story where it stands to where it all began as per the film character who recalls all the events. Actually, it was impressive idea, not that reverse way storytelling, but how the characters were drawn. And then the story was very simple, like the film '9½ Weeks', the drama and the sex parts shared the remaining narration alternatively for like every 10-15 minutes. I wanted to like it, but not convinced with the blend between both the drama and sex scenes. They should have developed and blended them together better. Especially since the storytelling was reversified, one of the major plot holes is not solved or revealing what could have happened to that particular character on which this plot was developed. If you are not concerned about the storyline and looking for adult contents as in a film, not as a better porn film, then you might enjoy it. The other major issue was the length. Two hours long for an adult film means teasing and testing your patience. It should have been under 90 minutes, that would have speeded it up a bit. The actors were decent. The film poster was so hot, it will drag you to watch this film. But I would say not to expect big, either adult stuffs or from the dramatic segments. Within its frame, it delivered, but for me it was an average and a little below. 4.5/10

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