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Love Songs
IFC First Take

Love Songs reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 70 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
9.7 out of 10
based on 11 reviews
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MPAA RATING: Not Rated

Starring Louis Garrel, Ludivine Sagnier, Chiara Mastroianni, Clotilde Hesme, and Gregoire Leprince-Ringuet

In the hope of sparking their stalled relationship, Ismael and Julie enter a playful yet emotionally laced threesome with Alice. 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 and a young college student, one of whom may offer him redemption. Love Songs is a modern-day musical told through unforgettable songs sung entirely by the cast. (IFC First Take)


GENRE(S): Musical  
WRITTEN BY: Christophe Honoré  
DIRECTED BY: Christophe Honoré  
RELEASE DATE: Theatrical: March 21, 2008 
RUNNING TIME: 100 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: France 
LANGUAGE(S): French 

Alternative Title: Les Chansons d'amour

What The Critics Said

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88
TV Guide Ken Fox
The result is a bittersweet trifle one can conceivably fall in love with, and Honore's best film so far.
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83
Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
Chiara Mastroianni charms here just as her maman, Catherine Deneuve, did in Demy's 1964 classic.
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80
Salon.com Andrew O'Hehir
You could describe Love Songs, as a blend of François Truffaut's wistful Parisian sentimentalism and Pedro Almodóvar's acrid polysexual comedy, which were never far apart to begin with (given the difference in climate and native temperament between France and Spain).
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75
New York Post V.A. Musetto
Chiara Mastroianni, whose mom, Catherine Deneuve, starred in Demy's "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" (1964), appears here as Julie's sister. Vive la New Wave.
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70
New York Magazine David Edelstein
Honoré has proven you can make a movie musical in which style doesn’t upstage content--a movie musical that blossoms from the inside out.
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70
Variety Jay Weissberg
Likeable film doesn't measure up to helmer Christophe Honore's previous "Inside Paris," stumbling a bit in capturing the genuine grief that sits at its heart, though once again his feel for family is unerring and some of pic's greatest charms come from the warmth they inspire.
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70
The New York Times A.O. Scott
The girl-boy-girl threesome, which turns out to be short-lived, is perhaps the most straightforward emotional configuration in this odd, witty, touching film.
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70
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
An attractive and talented young cast brings this graceful film alive in all its tenderness and emotion.
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67
The Onion (A.V. Club) Noel Murray
Love Songs is definitely daring, but too much of it seems calculated to lead up to a final line about how to guard against grief.
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60
Village Voice Scott Foundas
That Honoré knows a lot about movies is beyond question--but from first frame to last, Love Songs stays as icy to the touch as Julie's premature corpse.
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50
New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
So French you may have to buy your ticket in euros, Christophe Honoré's musical trifle feels ready-made for emotionally woozy undergraduates.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 9.7 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Len W. gave it a10:
A sweet, charming mini-musical that takes all the cliches of French romance and gives them a little twist. If you enjoy the films of the nouvelle vague and pop music that recalls the Gainsbourg era, you'll appreciate LOVE SONGS. At turns goofy, tragic, melancholy and sexy, it's not for everyone, but I suspect those who like it will end up loving it...

[Anonymous] gave it a9:
Great actors, innovative director, superb movie!

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