Overview
A retired professor embarks on a journey of rediscovery and family connection amidst the challenges of memory loss.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- warm
- bittersweet
- melancholic
- reflective evening
- family movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an affecting, accessible family dramedy whose warmth and performances outweigh its conventional treatment of memory loss.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Emilio, Julia, Felipe, and Blanca travel from Valencia to Navarra in search of Margarita while repairing their fractured relationships.
Emilio's early Alzheimer's diagnosis drives his attempt to reconnect with Margarita and forces his family to confront his changing mind.
Retired academic Emilio struggles with smartphones and social networks while his digitally fluent granddaughter Blanca takes an active role in the journey.
Emilio's search for Margarita revisits a youthful love he abandoned to pursue his studies.
Films like Live Twice, Love Once, and why
The Leisure Seeker
shared warm tragicomedy, intergenerational family dynamics, and a journey prompted by memory loss
Nebraska
shared bittersweet family road movie structure, aging protagonists, and emotional reconciliation
The Weasel's Tale
shared Spanish-language family dramedy, adult children confronting parents, and tender dysfunction
Still Alice
shared dementia-centered drama, marriage and memory themes, and intimate emotional realism
Movie Details
- Director
- María Ripoll
- Release Date
- 2019-09-06
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (369)
Cast
- Inma Cuesta
- Oscar Martínez
- Mafalda Carbonell
- Nacho López
- Isabel Requena
- Aina Clotet
- Antonio Valero
- María Zamora
- Valeria Schoneveld
- Amparo Oltra
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Live Twice, Love Once about?
- An elderly widower with early Alzheimer's recruits his estranged family for a tender, comic journey across Spain to find the love he left behind.
- What is Live Twice, Love Once like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Live Twice, Love Once as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Live Twice, Love Once violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Live Twice, Love Once.
- What did critics think of Live Twice, Love Once?
- Critics broadly found the film an affecting, accessible family dramedy whose warmth and performances outweigh its conventional treatment of memory loss.
- Which films are like Live Twice, Love Once?
- Films with a similar feel include The Leisure Seeker, Nebraska, The Weasel's Tale, and Still Alice.
- How long is Live Twice, Love Once?
- Live Twice, Love Once runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Live Twice, Love Once?
- In United States, Live Twice, Love Once streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
