Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- sensual
- provocative
- adult arthouse viewing
- late night cinema
What critics said
Critics found the film unusually warm and personal for Gaspar Noé but broadly regarded it as underdeveloped and unconvincing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film depicts graphic sex, nudity, threesomes, and rough sexual encounters as integral parts of Murphy and Electra’s relationship.
Murphy spends the day recalling his two years with Electra through fragmented flashbacks after Nora calls about her disappearance.
Murphy and Electra’s relationship is transformed by their threesome with Omi and Murphy’s subsequent affair with her.
Murphy is a cinema student living in Paris, while galleries, artists, and art-world acquaintances surround the relationship.
Films like Love, and why
9½ Weeks
shared erotic melodrama, explicit sexuality, volatile intimacy, and psychologically intense relationship dynamics
The Dreamers
shared fragmented relationship drama, sexual transgression, melancholic memory, and provocative formal style
Intimacy
shared explicit eroticism, destructive romance, emotional dependency, and art-house provocation
Irreversible
shared nonlinear romantic drama, sexual obsession, and an unstable atmosphere of desire and regret
Movie Details
- Director
- Gaspar Noé
- Release Date
- 2015-07-15
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (2730)
Cast
- Karl Glusman
- Aomi Muyock
- Klara Kristin
- Ugo Fox
- Juan Saavedra
- Gaspar Noé
- Isabelle Nicou
- Benoît Debie
- Vincent Maraval
- Déborah Révy
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Love about?
- A volatile Paris romance unravels through explicit desire, betrayal, and fractured memories of a lost relationship.
- What is Love like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Love as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Love violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Love as mild.
- What did critics think of Love?
- Critics found the film unusually warm and personal for Gaspar Noé but broadly regarded it as underdeveloped and unconvincing.
- Which films are like Love?
- Films with a similar feel include 9½ Weeks, The Dreamers, Intimacy, and Irreversible.
- How long is Love?
- Love runs 134 minutes.
- Where can I watch Love?
- In United States, Love is available to rent or buy from Fandango At Home.
