Love (2015 film)

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Love
File:Love Poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Directed by Gaspar Noé
Produced by Vincent Maraval
Written by Gaspar Noé
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Music by Lawrence Schulz
John Carpenter
Cinematography Benoît Debie
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  • Gaspar Noé
  • Denis Bedlow
Distributed by Wild Bunch
Release dates
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  • 20 May 2015 (2015-05-20) (Cannes)
  • 15 July 2015 (2015-07-15) (France)
Running time
 135 minutes[1][2]
Country France
Belgium
Language English
Budget $3 million[3]
Box office $827,625[3]

Love is a 2015 French 3D erotic romantic drama film written and directed by Gaspar Noé.[4] The film marked Noe's fourth directorial venture after a gap of five years.

Plot

The film revolves around the lives of a cinema school student named Murphy, and his former girlfriend Electra, whom he dated for two years, before sleeping with another woman, Omi, who happened to get pregnant as a result of Murphy's infidelity. This unwanted pregnancy ended the relationship between Murphy and Electra on a very sad note. On a rainy January 1 morning, Electra's mother, Nora, calls Murphy to ask him if he's heard from the young woman, because she hasn't for quite a while now, and given her daughter's suicidal tendencies, she is really worried. For the rest of this day, Murphy recalls his past with Electra, filled with drug abuse, rough sex, and tender moments.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Vincent Maraval.

Casting

Love is the screen debut of the two main actresses of the film, Muyock and Kristin.[5] Noé met them in a club. He found Karl Glusman for the role of Murphy through a mutual friend.[6]

Budgeting

The budget of the film was around $3 million.[3] Principal photography took place in Paris.[4]

Filming

In a pre-release interview with Marfa Journal, Gaspar implied that the film will have an explicitly sexual feel: "With my next film I hope guys will have erections and girls will get wet…".[7] Most of the sex scenes in the film were not choreographed.[8]

Release

The week before its debut at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, the film's U.S. distribution rights were acquired by Alchemy.[9][10] It was selected to be screened in the Vanguard section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[11] The film also screened in Indian film festival The International Film Festival of Kerala held in Thiruvananthapuram in the world cinema category.[12]

Reception

The film received mixed reviews, with 42% on Rotten Tomatoes, an average rating of 5/10, sampled from 78 reviews. In its "Critics consensus" it states: "Love sees writer-director Gaspar Noé delivering some of his warmest and most personal work; unfortunately, it's also among his most undeveloped and least compelling.[13] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 51 out of 100 from 27 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[14]

References

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