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LOVES SONGS
Les chansons d'amour
The wonderfully satisfying new film from
Christophe Honoré (Inside Paris) is a
formidably charming romance about love
and loss in contemporary Paris – with, as
the title suggests - music! The film follows
a few months in the life of Ismaël, played
by the floppy-haired Louis Garrel, who
seems to be competing strongly with
Romain Duris for the title of France's
favourite art-house pin-up boy.
Ismael and Julie (Ludivine Sagnier) are
beautiful twenty-somethings who find that
their relationship is becoming a little flat
after eight years. Bringing Alice, Ismael's
co-worker, into the relationship has
created a comfortable menage-à-trois, but
has made other issues more apparent.
But then tragedy strikes... How will Louis
make sense of the world – and with
whom?
Strong supporting turns from Chiara
Mastroianni, Clotilde Hesme, Yannick
Reniere and – especially - young
Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet make Love
Songs a joyous ode to l'amour, and the
risks and rewards of keeping an open
heart (and mind).
France 2007 – Drama [100 mins]
Director: Christophe Honoré
With: Louis Garrel, Ludivine Sagnier
Cesar Best Score
5 Cesar Nominations incl. Best Female Newcomer (Hesme), Best Male Newcomer (Leprince-Ringuet), Best Score
Rating: This film has not been classified.
The film is suitable for (M) that which the film organizers judges that the film is suitable. Parents who would like more information about content of any film in the A.F. French Film Festival program should contact adelaide@af.org.au
Session
| Palace Nova East End |
WED 2 APR |
7.00pm |
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