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The History of Love

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A lost book mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a companion for her lonely mother.

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Bernard Besserglik Hollywood Reporter Mihaileanu's direction is uneven and it's tempting to speculate on what a filmmaker less intensely preoccupied with Jewish themes - such as Gravity director Alfonso Cuaron, who was initially slated to helm - might have made of it. Nov 9, 2016 Full Review Daniel de Partearroyo Cinemanía (Spain) A literary game that drowns between subplays and emotional climaxes chained together while quoting Nicanor Parra. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2/5 Sep 19, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A brilliant book lost in caricature and 'over the top' Jewish accents and remarkably poor acting from Jacobi and Gould. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review jean-pol c My opinion--- After "Go, Live and Become", "The Source of Women" and "The Concert" - Radu Mihaileanu returns with a most successful romantic fresco, where he will evolve these characters in different periods of their life, By the carelessness, love, promises and dramatic passages of their respective lives, with all the delicacy and emotions that Radu Mihaileanu knows how to put into his achievements by making us share them. This beautiful movie is also served in the most beautiful way by a cast of the most successful brings all the strength that will make this movie really good, thanks to: "Derek Jacobi" (masterful), the young "Sophie Nélisse" (Beautiful), "Gemma Arterton" (superb) and "Elliott Gold" (perfect), plus an effective scenario, you have all the elements of a superb film that I advise of course, because its quality is no doubt, good movie time. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Nicole Krauss' book is a poetic masterpiece, and, you would think, impossible to translate to the screen given its complicated structure. I really thought I'd be disappointed, as in so many other movie adaptations. This is the exception to the rule. The director did a marvellous job to bring the story, poetry, and emotions alive without getting the spectator confused. This film is a jewel in today's cinema world. Pure pleasure to watch! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A lost book mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a companion for her lonely mother.
Director
Radu Mihaileanu
Producer
Radu Mihaileanu, Xavier Rigault, Marc-Antoine Robert
Screenwriter
Radu Mihaileanu
Production Co
2.4.7. Films
Genre
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Original Language
English
Runtime
2h 14m