Short film

Love Would Have Sufficed, Even for Nietzsche
2026 · 25 min
A quiet, contemplative essay-film that unfolds like a meditation on love and memory, asking patience and rewarding it with reflective resonance.
- Directed by
- Pierre Creton
- Starring
- Mathilde Girard, Françoise Lebrun, Pierre Creton
- Overview
- “Love is not made to console, no doubt — it is made to save. But we know all too well that one is only ever saved once. And only for as long as that once endures.” Inspired by The Eternal Return, Michel Surya’s novel, the film is a portrait of the book itself.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest and romantic. Slow-burning and demanding.
- About
- Love, memory, identity, art
- Content
- Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Pierre Creton
- Starring
- Mathilde Girard, Françoise Lebrun, Pierre Creton

