Loving
A passionate young couple seeks freedom and a future together, only to discover how quickly intense love can become a memory.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- passionate
- intimate
- wistful
- quiet evening
- romantic drama night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Laura and Carlos experience their relationship with extreme passion before later maturity turns that intensity into memory.
Laura's desire to control her own life and break free from her mother's influence drives her wish to become pregnant.
The plot moves from the couple's all-consuming love to a later point when their passion is remembered from a more mature perspective.
Laura and Carlos both struggle to find their place in the world while negotiating love, independence, and future plans.
Films like Loving, and why
Like Crazy
intimate young-love drama with impulsive desire, emotional volatility, and a transition from romantic intensity to disillusionment
Blue Valentine
romantic coming-of-age story centered on passionate young adults whose relationship is tested by maturity and changing expectations
The Last Five Years
naturalistic relationship drama about youthful passion, self-discovery, and the difficulty of sustaining idealized love
Movie Details
- Director
- Esteban Crespo
- Release Date
- 2017-04-21
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 5.1 / 10 (518)
Cast
- María Pedraza
- Pol Monen
- Natalia Tena
- Greta Fernández
- María Caballero
- Fran Morales
- Gustavo Salmerón
- Antonio Valero
- Sonia Almarcha
- Nacho Fresneda
Common questions
- What is Loving about?
- A passionate young couple seeks freedom and a future together, only to discover how quickly intense love can become a memory.
- What is Loving like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Loving as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Loving violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Loving.
- Which films are like Loving?
- Films with a similar feel include Like Crazy, Blue Valentine, and The Last Five Years.
- How long is Loving?
- Loving runs 105 minutes.
