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Love After Love

1992 · 104 min

A quiet, emotionally tangled French drama about desire and compromise, carried by nuanced performances and a bittersweet, reflective mood.

Directed by
Diane Kurys
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Isabelle Huppert, Bernard Giraudeau, Hippolyte Girardot
Overview
Lola is an independent woman, a professional writer with 2 men on a string. Both men are married with children. When the men, and Lola, face having to make choices, Lola's comfortable life becomes less appealing.

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Directed by
Diane Kurys
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Isabelle Huppert, Bernard Giraudeau, Hippolyte Girardot
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • freedom
  • family
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Diane Kurys
Written by
Antoine Lacomblez, Diane Kurys
Starring
Isabelle Huppert, Bernard Giraudeau, Hippolyte Girardot, Lio, Yvan Attal, Judith Reval, Ingrid Held, Laure Killing
Music
Yves Simon
Cinematography
Fabio Conversi
Runtime
104 min
Country
Portugal, France
Languages
French

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