Like Someone in Love

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Like Someone in Love

Released Feb 15, 2013

1h 49m

Drama

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An elderly man (Tadashi Okuno) and a student/escort girl (Rin Takanashi) take on different roles over the course of their unusual relationship.

Critics Consensus

In his second film outside his native Iran, director Abbas Kiarostami maintains the mysterious, reflective mood of previous triumphs.

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Tony Rayns

Sight & Sound

The one thing that's for sure is that this masterly filmmaker is sufficiently open-minded to work wherever he chooses without compromising the integrity of his questions.

Apr 4, 2018

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

Favouring long, oblique takes, this is 'slow cinema' so slow that, an hour or so in, even one of its protagonists nods off.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 5, 2017

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Ryan Gilbey

New Statesman

Like Someone in Love... is like a puzzle that takes an eternity to complete and yet still somehow contains too few pieces to be taxing.

Jun 28, 2013

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

A playfully intelligent feature, Like Someone In Love is certainly an enjoyable film, especially for those that are fans of Kiarostami's work.

Aug 7, 2019

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

This is essential cinema, the kind of stirring, intelligent filmmaking that restores one's faith in movies.

Rated: 3.5/4

Aug 6, 2019

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C.J. Prince

Way Too Indie

It's a humble, moving film that will seep into your skin and stay with you for days. The extended, stationary opening shot is an immediate jaw-dropper.

Jun 21, 2019

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Francis j

I must be missing something. The reviews I read seem to be mostly positive. I found this movie excruciating and wordy with not much to redeem it. Admittedly, the camera work was good but the storyline and acting fairly amateurish. Frankly,a waste of my time Sorry if this review does not resonate with most

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/01/23

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William D

Incredibly slow paced, the last third or so started to get interesting, but then the ending was pretty disappointing.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/21/23

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steve c

Well kids. Don't lie. Be honest in your relationships or someone will call the police. Dat ending ... hmmm ...

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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dave s

Despite not being shot in his native country of Iran, Abbas Kiarostami's Like Someone in Love is still a uniquely Kiarostami film. Set in Tokyo, it tells the story of a young girl who studies sociology, serving as a prostitute at night, and her non-sexual relationship with an elderly man who is looking for companionship, all complicated by the presence of the girl's horribly abusive boyfriend. While the story itself isn't as intriguing as some of Kiarostami's more notable works, it is stylistically stunning, as one would expect, filled with long takes that allow the viewer to read the faces of the characters, whose expressions and reactions to situations often explain more than the dialogue. The ending may be disappointing for some viewers, as is the case with many of his movies, but, as a whole and in many ways, Like Someone in Love is as rewarding and accessible as anything else he has done.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

I haven't watched a Kiarostami film in years, so that was a good opportunity revisiting his cinema, although this specific film is not as good as his 90s ones.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Slowest movie I have ever seen.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Synopsis

An elderly man (Tadashi Okuno) and a student/escort girl (Rin Takanashi) take on different roles over the course of their unusual relationship.

Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Producer: Kenzô Horikoshi
Screenwriter: Abbas Kiarostami
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: MK2 Films, Eurospace
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 15, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 9, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $221.4K
Runtime: 1h 49m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1

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