First Love

2022 1h 35m EN

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 150

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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A young man’s difficult entry into adulthood, who experiences the highs and lows of his first love, while dealing with the familial fallout spurred by the financial crisis of 2008.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hero Fiennes Tiffin
Jim Albright
Sydney Park
Ann Matienzo
Diane Kruger
Kay Albright
Jeffrey Donovan
Greg Albright
Nikolai Tsankov
Father Alex
Chris Galust
Casey Albright
Nanrisa Lee
Senior Manager
Blake Weise
Nick

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: A.J. Edwards
Writers: A.J. Edwards
Languages: English, Portuguese
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by A.J. Edwards, shot by Jeff Bierman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by George Kallis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 7

CAST

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Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Sydney Park and Diane Kruger carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14726510 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

A.J. Edwards directs. Jeff Bierman behind the camera. George Kallis scores. Alec Styborski cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Portuguese.

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1Released 4 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.
3Directed by A.J. Edwards, shot by Jeff Bierman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by George Kallis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Alec Styborski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Sydney Park and Diane Kruger carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt14726510 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jeff Bierman
Original score: George Kallis
Editing: Alec Styborski
Makeup / hair: Megan Ellis
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: First Love (2022)

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CinemaSerf2022-09-06
★ 5/10
What in heaven's name is Diane Kruger doing in this? It's one of these cheesy angst-ridden stories that is really all about building upon eye-candy Hero Fiennes Tiffin's "After..." series of unremarkable youthful romances. This time he ("Jim") falls for school friend "Ann" (Sydney Park) but for reasons that I didn't quite spot, she dumps him (after they've shagged, so perhaps it's not just his acting that's not so hot?). Meantime, his mum "Kay" (Miss Kruger) and her on-screen husband "Greg" (Jeffrey Donovan) are struggling in the aftermath of the financial crisis - their marriage and their home are at risk after he loses his job. Can he find work and can the kids patch their relationship up? What do you think? It's bizarre this film - nothing happens. The emotional/sex scenes are as lacking in passion as possible - without them actually being in different rooms, and the soundtrack, which can frequently be a redeeming factor in films like this - is really just lacklustre. HFT needs to be careful. He has a certain boyish charm, but he is not strong on accents (though quite why one was required here at all is anyone's guess) and unless he starts on the route to more substantial parts, then he is wont to disappear without trace leaving a legacy of teenage mush behind him. This is poor, no other word for it - even if I am not the demographic!

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