Overview
A poignant exploration of love across time and space, where connections transcend the ordinary.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- dreamy
- tragic
- reflective evening
- romantic drama night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's performances, music-driven visual storytelling, and emotional ambition, while some found its dual narrative convoluted and overly melodramatic.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jacqueline's 1960s Paris story and Antoine's contemporary Montreal story unfold in parallel and are connected through an initially mysterious emotional pattern.
Jacqueline's devotion to Laurent intensifies after her husband's abandonment and becomes threatened by his first attraction to Véronique.
Antoine's work as a touring DJ and the film's emotionally linked montages use music to connect relationships across time and place.
The film links family rupture, romantic obsession, and separation across 1960s Paris and modern Montreal through mysterious, fantastical connections.
Films like Café de Flore, and why
The Fountain
interwoven timelines, mysterious romantic connections, and emotionally intense melodrama
Cloud Atlas
parallel relationship narratives, metaphysical romance, and a dreamy nonlinear structure
Blue Valentine
tragic romantic obsession, heightened emotion, and psychologically fractured storytelling
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
surreal romantic drama, nonlinear storytelling, and melancholy exploration of love and loss
Movie Details
- Director
- Jean-Marc Vallée
- Release Date
- 2011-11-17
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (206)
Cast
- Vanessa Paradis
- Kevin Parent
- Hélène Florent
- Evelyne Brochu
- Marin Gerrier
- Alice Dubois
- Evelyne de la Chenelière
- Michel Dumont
- Joanny Corbeil-Picher
- Rosalie Fortier
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Kino Film Collection
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Café de Flore about?
- Two interlocking stories of obsessive love unfold across 1960s Paris and contemporary Montreal, where devotion, separation, and destiny collide.
- What is Café de Flore like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Café de Flore as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Café de Flore violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Café de Flore as mild.
- What did critics think of Café de Flore?
- Critics broadly praised the film's performances, music-driven visual storytelling, and emotional ambition, while some found its dual narrative convoluted and overly melodramatic.
- Which films are like Café de Flore?
- Films with a similar feel include The Fountain, Cloud Atlas, Blue Valentine, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
- How long is Café de Flore?
- Café de Flore runs 121 minutes.
- Where can I watch Café de Flore?
- In United States, Café de Flore streams on Kino Film Collection.
