Love (2015 film)

Love

Promotional poster
Directed by Gaspar Noé
Produced by Vincent Maraval
Written by Gaspar Noé
Starring
Music by Lawrence Schulz
John Carpenter
Cinematography Benoît Debie
Edited by
  • Gaspar Noé
  • Denis Bedlow
Distributed by Wild Bunch
Release date
  • 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 an American cinema school student, named Murphy, and his former French girlfriend, Electra, whom he dated for two years while living in Paris. One day, Murphy and Electra met and had a no-strings-attached threesome with another woman, a young blonde Danish teenager named Omi, as a way to add some excitement to their love life. But later, Murphy had sex with Omi behind Electra's back, as a result of which Omi became pregnant. This unwanted pregnancy ended the relationship between Murphy and Electra on a very sad note, and it forced Murphy to get married to Omi.

On a rainy 1 January morning, Electra's mother, Nora, phones Murphy at his small Paris apartment where he lives with Omi and their 18-month-old son 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 (and the film), Murphy recalls his past two years with Electra in a series of fragmented, nonlinear flashbacks; how they first met in Paris, their quick hookup, and their lives over the next two years which is 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: "will give guys a hard-on and make girls cry".[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

  1. ↑ "Love [2D] (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Gaspar Noé's LOVE: first official cast & crew list". Le temps detruit tout. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Love (2015) - International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  4. 1 2 Pete Hammond (21 May 2015). "Gaspar Noe’s 3D Porn Movie ‘Love’ Lands In Cannes: "This Could Never Have Been Made In America"". deadline.com. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Webb, Beth (20 May 2015). "Revealed: the 3D sex odyssey set to scandalise Cannes". Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  6. ↑ Keijser, Marjolein. ""Love" Press Conference, Movie Review (Cannes)". GrungeCake. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  7. ↑ Jagernauth, Kevin. "Gaspar Noe's 3D 'Love' And More Added To Cannes Film Festival Lineup". The Playlist. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  8. ↑ Smith, Nigel. "Cannes: Gaspar Noé on Shooting Sex in 'Love' and Why He Loves His Bad Reviews". Indiewire. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Complement to the Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival. 23 April 2015. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  10. ↑ Smith, Nigel M (17 May 2015). "Cannes: Gaspar Noe's 3D Sex Odyssey 'LOVE' Goes to Alchemy". Indiewire. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Toronto Film Festival Adds 60+ Titles". IndieWire. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Love". Manoramaonline.com.
  13. ↑ "Love (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  14. ↑ "Love". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
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