Love Songs

Les chansons d'amour

France

2007

92 Min

Color

1.85:1

French

Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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CAST Louis Garrel, Chiara Mastroianni, Ludivine Sagnier, Clotilde Hesme, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Brigitte Roüan, Jean-Marie Winling, Alice Butaud, Yannick Renier, Esteban Carvajal-Alegria

SOUND Valérie Deloof, Agnès Ravez

Cannes (In Competition), Toronto (Vanguard), Edinburgh (Director's Showcase), San Sebastián (Cutting Edge of French Cinema), BAFICI (Función Clausura), SXSW (Spotlight Premieres), São Paulo, Stockholm, Locarno (I film delle giurie)

Synopsis

The exuberant and tender Love Songs (Les chansons d’amour) further laments Christophe Honoré as one of the most exciting filmmakers of our generation. A modern day musical told through unforgettable songs sung entirely by the cast and scored by Alex Beaupain, the film has overjoyed audiences at the Cannes and Toronto Film Festivals. In the hope of sparking their stalled relationship, Ismael (Louis Garrel) and Julie (Ludivine Sagnier) enter a playful yet emotionally laced threesome with Alice (Clotilde Hesme). When tragedy strikes, these young Parisians are forced to deal with the fragility of life and love. For Ismael, this means negotiating through the advances of Julie’s sister (Chara Mastroianni) and a young college student (Gregoire Leprince-Ringuet); one of which may offer him redemption. —IFC Films

Director

Christophe Honoré

After moving to Paris in 1995, he wrote articles in the “Les Cahiers du Cinéma.” He started writing soon-after. His 1996 book Tout contre Léo (Close to Leo) talks about HIV and is aimed at young adults; he made it into a movie in 2002. He wrote other books for young adults throughout the late 1990s. His first play, Les Débutantes, was performed at Avignon’s Off Festival in 1998. In 2005, he returns to Avignon to present his latest creation, Dionysos impuissant, in the “In” Festival; Joana Preiss and Louis Garrel, who has acted in a number of Honoré films, played the leads.

A well-known director, he is considered an “auteur” in French Cinema. His 2006 film “Dans Paris” has led him to be considered by French critics as the heir to the Nouvelle Vague Cinema. In 2007, Les Chansons d’amour was one of the films selected to be in competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.1 Some of his movies or screenplays (like Les filles ne savent pas nager, Dix-sept fois Cécile Cassard and Les… read more

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Vytautas Šileika

21May13

It felt rather dull to me. Plot was close to pathetic, as well as those mediocre songs. On the whole, it looks more like a trite TV musical, than a serious film about love. It really disappointed me.

Samuel Andrade

20Jan13

★★★ Les parapluies de Cherbourg reloaded.

jenifferp

9Nov12

Francisco Pedro

4Nov12

I would go as far as saying that this is one of the best films ever made about love and the need to be loved. Gets better and better with every watch, even when one realizes Louis Garrel never showers throughout the time span of the second and third acts.