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Love on the Ground

Original title: L'amour par terre
  • 19841984
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
542
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Love on the Ground (1984)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
A play within a play within a play within a play. Actors perform a play in a house; an audience member invites them to work in his own home improvising a play around his own life. The line b... Read allA play within a play within a play within a play. Actors perform a play in a house; an audience member invites them to work in his own home improvising a play around his own life. The line between fiction and reality blurs.A play within a play within a play within a play. Actors perform a play in a house; an audience member invites them to work in his own home improvising a play around his own life. The line between fiction and reality blurs.
IMDb RATING
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542
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  • Director
    • Jacques Rivette
  • Writers
    • Pascal Bonitzer(scenario)
    • Marilù Parolini(scenario)
    • Suzanne Schiffman(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Jane Birkin
    • Geraldine Chaplin
    • André Dussollier
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  • Director
    • Jacques Rivette
  • Writers
    • Pascal Bonitzer(scenario)
    • Marilù Parolini(scenario)
    • Suzanne Schiffman(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Jane Birkin
    • Geraldine Chaplin
    • André Dussollier
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    • 6User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Jane Birkin
    Jane Birkin
    • Emilyas Emily
    Geraldine Chaplin
    Geraldine Chaplin
    • Charlotteas Charlotte
    André Dussollier
    André Dussollier
    • Paulas Paul
    Isabelle Linnartz
    • Béatriceas Béatrice
    Sandra Montaigu
    • Eléonoreas Eléonore
    László Szabó
    László Szabó
    • Virgilas Virgil
    • (as Laszlo Szabo)
    Eva Roelens
    • Adrianaas Adriana…
    Facundo Bo
    • Silvanoas Silvano
    Jean-Pierre Kalfon
    Jean-Pierre Kalfon
    • Clémont Roquemaureas Clémont Roquemaure
    Pascal Bonitzer
    Pascal Bonitzer
    • Audienceas Audience
    • (uncredited)
    Barbet Schroeder
    Barbet Schroeder
    • Audienceas Audience
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jacques Rivette
    • Writers
      • Pascal Bonitzer(scenario) (dialogue)
      • Marilù Parolini(scenario) (dialogue)
      • Suzanne Schiffman(scenario)
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    • Trivia
      The film's title is a quote from Paul Verlaine.
    • Connections
      References Nashville (1975)

    User reviews6

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    6/10
    Intriguing if you can stand the length
    There are reasons that Rivette is the least known of the New Wave directors.. For some this will feel like a slow drag (the director's cut is running 169mn long), but a few others will enjoy the blend of theatre and life itself that turns into one big messy, ecstatic stew, bubbling over with emotions, both performed and deeply felt.
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    • Release date
      • October 17, 1984 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Theater der Liebe
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • La Cecilia
      • Ministère de la Culture
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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