Love

2015 [FRENCH]

Action / Drama / Romance

244
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 40% · 95 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 40% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 73266 73.3K

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Plot summary

Murphy is an American living in Paris who enters a highly sexually and emotionally charged relationship with the unstable Electra. Unaware of the seismic effect it will have on their relationship, they invite their pretty neighbor into their bed.

Director

Gaspar Noé Photo
Gaspar Noé

Top cast

Déborah Révy Photo
Déborah Révy as Paula
Aomi Muyock Photo
Aomi Muyock as Electra
Gaspar Noé Photo
Gaspar Noé as Noe
Karl Glusman Photo
Karl Glusman as Murphy
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.16 GB
1280*720
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles fr  
23.976 fps
2 hr 15 min
Seeds 41
2.41 GB
1920*1080
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles fr  
23.976 fps
2 hr 15 min
Seeds 97

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Neill4797 7 / 10

Gaspar Noe's Arthouse Porno (in 3D)

Love, a film by the provocative French director Gaspar Noe, offers a unique perspective on sex and relationships. While it can be considered an arthouse porn movie, Love's well-crafted cinematography and authentic portrayal of relationships make it intriguing.Notably, the film sparked discussions due to its unsimulated sex scenes. Noe treats these sequences like meticulously choreographed action pieces, broken up by scenes of dialogue and drama. While one could debate the necessity of these scenes, they undeniably contribute to the film's pursuit of authenticity, as the actors genuinely engage in sexual acts. This rawness adds a level of intimacy seldom witnessed on screen. This added realism is necessary, as the acting, while serviceable, is never great.However, the inner monologue of our protagonist, Murphy, often comes across as painfully pretentious and grating, detracting from the overall experience. Similarly, the confrontations between Murphy and Electra are cringe-inducing, intentionally highlighting the discomfort and awkwardness that often accompanies real-life relationship conflicts when viewed from the outside.At 134 minutes, the film is too long, especially when the main character is as unlikeable and toxic as Murphy. It's surprising that a movie titled Love presents such a pessimistic view of love and monogamy, yet this unexpected perspective enhances the film's intrigue and allure.
Reviewed by Raptorclaw155 7 / 10

Love is Possession

Love is kind of an exhausting film to watch, but based on how the film is shot and edited, I understand that that's probably its intention.I came out of this film feeling that Love is not the idealistic thing it is made out to be. It's visceral, primal, disgusting, and somewhat like an illness. So much of this film is shot and edited so starkly that the sex scenes, especially, are exceptionally uncomfortable and bordering on repulsive to watch.Coming away from this film, it was very clear to me that this is offering criticism of the quality of millennial relationships. As youth are bound to be, this film shows how sex-obssessed young people can be but juxtaposes it with the failure of experimentation with polyamory which I found really added color and an interesting dynamic to its commentary. There's this obsession with sex and being open to the same kind of free love that existed in the hippie counter culture of the American 1960s, but millennials aren't hippies and still idealize monogamous relationships - making the celebration of free expression of sexuality to be incredibly difficult, if not, impossible.Love had me thinking but it's not a film I would recommend to the casual moviegoer or for those who aren't into the more artistic, independent side of film making.I respect this film for what it has to say as there is more to this film than what I mentioned, which gives it great thematic depth, but I can't say I want to see it again any time soon.
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