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The History of Love

2016 · 134 min

A gentle, interwoven story that moves between past and present, asking patience as it slowly reveals how grief and love connect strangers.

Directed by
Radu Mihăileanu
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
Starring
Derek Jacobi, Sophie Nélisse, Gemma Arterton
Overview
The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's loneliness.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Radu Mihăileanu
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
Starring
Derek Jacobi, Sophie Nélisse, Gemma Arterton
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • grief
  • memory
  • family
  • loneliness
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, war
Directed by
Radu Mihăileanu
Written by
Marcia Romano, Radu Mihăileanu
Starring
Derek Jacobi, Sophie Nélisse, Gemma Arterton, Elliott Gould, Torri Higginson, Mark Rendall, Corneliu Ulici, William Ainscough
Music
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Cinematography
Laurent Dailland
Runtime
134 min
Country
France, Canada, Belgium, Romania
Languages
English, French, Yiddish

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