LOVE 3D

Presented as a midnight screening at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Love is a French erotic drama written and directed by Gaspar Noé, known for his provocative and transgressive films. The feature stars Karl Glusman, Aomi Muyock, and Klara Kristin, the latter two making their film debuts.


Synopsis


The film follows Murphy, a film student, who, after a tumultuous breakup with his partner Electra, recalls their passionate and destructive relationship. Their affair, marked by love, desire, and jealousy, is told through nonlinear flashbacks. An unplanned pregnancy with a friend, Omi, further disrupts this fragile balance.


Style and Production


Primarily shot in Paris on a budget of around €2.6 million, Love stands out for its use of 3D and unsimulated sex scenes. These bold choices sparked significant media discussion before the film’s release. Staying true to his style, Gaspar Noé focuses on intimacy, the human body, and emotions to create an immersive and sensual experience.


Reception and Rating


Released in July 2015, the film was rated suitable only for audiences over 16 in France due to its explicit content. Critical and public reactions were mixed: some praised its sincerity, visual beauty, and narrative audacity, while others criticized the weakness of the script and the dominance of sexual scenes at the expense of dramatic development.


Although the film was rated for audiences over 16 due to its unsimulated sex scenes, it is above all a beautiful love story, that of a young couple who adore and desire each other before ultimately falling apart. Love is a sincere and disorienting film, at times awkward and at times stunningly beautiful, reflecting Gaspar Noé’s romantic love for life and cinema. Some images may surprise or even shock viewers, yet this intimate slice of existence conveys more melancholy than sensational eroticism.


Technical Sheet


Original Title: Love
Director: Gaspar Noé
Screenplay: Gaspar Noé
Cinematography: Benoît Debie
Sound: Ken Yasumoto
Editing: Denis Bedlow
Production Design: Samantha Benne
Costumes: Emmanuelle Pastre
3D Specialists: Patrice Abaul, Thierry Pouffary
Producers: Gaspar Noé, Rodrigo Teixeira, Edouard Weil
Production Companies: Les Cinémas de la Zone, La Petite Reine, Rectangle Pictures, RT Features
Genre: Erotic Drama
Running Time: 134 minutes
Country of Production: France
Original Language: English (with some French)
Format: 3D
Year of Release: 2015
Premiere: 2015 Cannes Film Festival (Midnight Screening)


 Main Cast:


  • Karl Glusman as Murphy
  • Aomi Muyock as Electra
  • Klara Kristin as Omi



WIKIPEDIA PAGE : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_(2015_film)