Love (2015)
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A man's past relationship is unraveled through a series of fragmented memories after a concerned mother calls him regarding his ex-girlfriend's disappearance.
The story
Murphy, an American film student living in Paris, receives a mysterious phone call on a rainy January morning from the mother of his ex-girlfriend, Electra. The woman is distressed because she hasn't heard from her daughter in two months, given Electra's history of depression and suicide attempts. As Murphy navigates the call, the narrative shifts into a series of fragmented, nonlinear flashbacks. These memories recount the complex, intense, and often volatile relationship between Murphy and Electra over the course of two years, exploring their shared experiences of intimacy, drug use, and the complications of their intertwined lives.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Murphy is an American film student living in Paris. On a rainy January morning, he receives a call from Nora, the mother of his ex-girlfriend Electra, who is searching for her daughter after two months of silence. The film then transitions into a non-linear exploration of Murphy and Electra's two-year relationship, which was characterized by drug abuse, intense physical intimacy, and tender moments. The narrative reveals that they once engaged in a three-way relationship with Murphy's current partner, Omi. However, Murphy continued a secret sexual relationship with Omi, which led to an unplanned pregnancy. Because Omi refused an abortion, Murphy and Omi remained together in a loveless relationship to raise their son, while Electra was pushed out of their lives. The film concludes with Electra's ultimate fate remaining unknown.
- First release year
- 2015
- Runtime (minutes)
- 135
- Production countries
- France
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Gaspar Noé
- Writers
- Gaspar Noé · writer
- Cast and characters
- Aomi Muyock; Karl Glusman; Klara Kristin
- Genres
- erotic drama; art film
- Themes
- memory; intimacy; consequences of past actions
- Tone and mood
- erotic; intimate
- Setting
- Paris, during a winter period.
- Premise and plot tags
- non-linear narrative; unsimulated sex; drug use
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews, with some critics and audiences being shocked by its graphic sexual content.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 42% · review count: 96; Rotten Tomatoes · score: 5.1 · scale: 10; Metacritic · score: 51 · scale: 100 · review count: 27
- Production trivia
- The film was released in 3D.; The screenplay was only seven pages long.; Roughly half of the film consists of raw, unsimulated sex acts.
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