Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Glacial
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Dense
- Violence
- None
- dreamy
- austere
- contemplative
- arthouse film night
- poetry focused viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Adam and Eve are presented as the first human beings, embodying humanity's origins and its continuity through time.
Tyutchev's verses and Oskolkov's composition form the sound and philosophical basis of the film.
The film is explicitly shot as a dream and uses an experimental cinematic aesthetic to intensify its poetic state.
The plot moves from the first humans toward the end of time and the decline of civilization.
Films like Last Love, and why
The Mirror
experimental philosophical cinema combining poetic language, dream logic, and metaphysical reflection
The Tree of Life
symbolic fantasy imagery, elemental human figures, and meditations on civilization and time
Holy Motors
avant-garde visual storytelling using mythic archetypes and a nontraditional narrative structure
Movie Details
- Director
- Dmitri Frolov
- Release Date
- 2017-06-09
- Runtime
- 18 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (5)
Cast
- Vladimir Zolotar
- Leonid Mozgovoy
- Natalya Surkova
Common questions
- What is Last Love about?
- A dreamlike Russian poetic parable follows Adam and Eve from humanity’s first love toward the imagined end of civilization.
- What is Last Love like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Last Love as glacial, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as dense.
- Is Last Love violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Last Love.
- Which films are like Last Love?
- Films with a similar feel include The Mirror, The Tree of Life, and Holy Motors.
- How long is Last Love?
- Last Love runs 18 minutes.
