Love Lessons

A gentle, reflective comedy about late-life reinvention, mixing intellectual charm with quiet heartache.

Directed by

Martin Provost

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Fabrice Luchini, Emmanuelle Devos, Chiara Mastroianni

Overview

On the eve of retirement, Émile delivers one final lesson about love and literature, urging his students to become the poets of their own lives. But is he still in love himself? Unable to answer, he returns home only to discover that his wife has left him. Émile must now live by the very words he’s been preaching, and thanks to unexpected encounters his life is turned upside down, helping him to reinvent himself.

How it feels

Warm, melancholic, earnest and light. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Love, identity, aging, healing

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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