Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo

2019 3h 32m FR

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4.4

SKIP

★4.4TMDB · 19

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Summer is coming to an end, Amin and his friends meet Marie, a young parisian student.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lou Luttiau
Céline
Alexia Chardard
Charlotte
Shaïn Boumedine
Amin
Ophélie Bau
Ophélie
Salim Kéchiouche
Tony
Hafsia Herzi
Camélia
Marie Bernard
Marie
Roméo de Lacour
Aimé

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
Writers: Abdellatif Kechiche, Ghalya Lacroix
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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At 212 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Mektoub, My Love Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, shot by Marco Graziaplena. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Lou Luttiau and Alexia Chardard and Shaïn Boumedine carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8253606 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Abdellatif Kechiche directs. Marco Graziaplena behind the camera. Nathanaëlle Gerbeaux cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 212 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Part of the "Mektoub, My Love Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, shot by Marco Graziaplena. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Nathanaëlle Gerbeaux shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Lou Luttiau and Alexia Chardard and Shaïn Boumedine carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt8253606 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Marco Graziaplena
Editing: Nathanaëlle Gerbeaux
Production design: Marcello Di Carlo
Runtime: 212 min · 3h 32m
Status: Released
Original language: FR
IMDB: Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo (2019)

Part of

Mektoub, My Love Collection

A two-film adaptation of François Bégaudeau's novel "The Injury", released between 2017 and 2025, separated by an interlude screened at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, which has never been shown anywhere else.