In Praise of Love

2001 1h 39m FR

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 49

Drama

Synopsis

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Someone we hear talking - but whom we do not see - speaks of a project which describes the four key moments of love: meeting, physical passion, arguments/separation and making up. This project is to be told through three couples: young, adult and old. We do not know if the project is for a play, a film, a novel or an opera. The author of the project is always accompanied by a kind of servant. Meanwhile, two years earlier, an American civil servant meets with an elderly French couple who had fought in the Resistance during World War II, brokering a deal with a Hollywood director to buy the rights to tell their story. The members of the old couple's family discuss heatedly questions of nation, memory and history.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bruno Putzulu
Edgar
Cécile Camp
Elle
Jean Davy
Grandfather
Françoise Verny
Grandmother
Audrey Klebaner
Eglantine
Jérémie Lippmann
Perceval
Claude Baignières
Mr. Rosenthal
Rémo Forlani
Mayor Forlani

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Writers: Jean-Luc Godard
Languages: English, French, German
Countries: France, Switzerland, Germany

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, German.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, Switzerland, Germany.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jean-Luc Godard, shot by Julien Hirsch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Raphaële Urtin 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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Bruno Putzulu and Cécile Camp and Jean Davy carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0181912 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jean-Luc Godard directs. Julien Hirsch behind the camera. Raphaële Urtin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Switzerland, Germany. Dialogue in English, French, German.

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125 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, German.
3International production across 3 countries: France, Switzerland, Germany.
4Directed by Jean-Luc Godard, shot by Julien Hirsch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Raphaële Urtin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Bruno Putzulu and Cécile Camp and Jean Davy carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0181912 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.