Les chansons d'amour (2007)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Christophe Honoré

Writer:

Christophe Honoré (writer)

Release Date:

23 May 2007 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drama | Musical | Romance

Plot:

A musical interpretation of three lovers living in Paris.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Brother Sister Relationship | Paris France | Sister Sister Relationship | Gay Interest

Awards:

4 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Louis Garrel	...	Ismaël Bénoliel
Ludivine Sagnier	...	Julie Pommeraye
Chiara Mastroianni	...	Jeanne
Clotilde Hesme	...	Alice
Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet	...	Erwann
Brigitte Roüan	...	La mère de Julie
Alice Butaud	...	Jasmine, la soeur de Julie
Jean-Marie Winling	...	Le père de Julie
Yannick Renier	...	Gwendal
Annabelle Hettmann	...	La serveuse du bar
Esteban Carvajal-Alegria	...	L'ami d'Erwann (as Esteban Carvajal Alegria)
Sylvain Tempier	...	Un policier
Guillaume Clérice	...	Un policier

Also Known As:

Love Songs (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Canada:18A | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/16 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | UK:15 | Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Alma Films

Trivia:

Many dialogs were inspired by Adam Thirlwell's first novel "Politics", which Clotilde Hesme's character reads during the bed scene.

Movie Connections:

References Les parapluies de Cherbourg (1964)

Soundtrack:

Delta Charlie Delta

A Wonderful Surprise

I wonder why this gem of a film was released in secret, at least in the USA. I was literally dragged to see it by some friends - to whom I'll be eternally grateful. The film lives on its own with glances to the great Jacques Demy. Rains and umbrellas, songs and impossible love. Louis Garrel must be, by now, considered one of the greatest film presences of the new millennium. He is devastating and his relationship with the doomed Ludivine Sagnier has all the warmth and sexiness of the great romances. The entrance of the adorable Gregoire Leprince-Ruignet takes all our preconceptions and turns them around. This sensual coupling full of innocence has the power to seal a tragedy with love. I adored this movie and the makers should protest vigorously as the way the film was distributed in the United States.