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Lovesong

Play trailer 2:07 Poster for Lovesong Released Feb 17, 2017 1h 24m Drama LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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83% Tomatometer 30 Reviews 56% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Neglected by her husband, Sarah (Riley Keough) embarks on an impromptu road trip with her young daughter and her best friend, Mindy (Jena Malone). Along the way, the dynamic between the two friends intensifies before circumstances force them apart. Years later, Sarah attempts to rebuild their intimate connection in the days before Mindy's wedding.
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Wise, well-acted, and emotionally resonant, Lovesong explores emotionally resonant themes through the ups and downs of the bond between two women.

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Michael Sragow Film Comment Magazine ...by staying faithful to its characters-women who make, break, and alter an intimate connection-it expresses a refreshing freedom from sexual-identity dogma and narrative formula. Mar 8, 2018 Full Review Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times A character study of this relationship, casually yet carefully sketched out by Kim in subtle but meaningful gestures and glances. Much is communicated through the eyes, searching for answers in the void of what's not said, but felt. Mar 6, 2017 Full Review Dave White TheWrap There are glances and nervous hands, longing gazes, and downcast faces needing explanation or consolation. Malone and Keough, perfectly cast and perfectly in sync as people who should be - but probably never will be - lovers, make sadness seem enticing. Feb 17, 2017 Full Review David Bax Battleship Pretension Lovesong lets its two main characters exist in both forms, arguing that such distinctions are superficial and, finally, that love is love. Dec 23, 2020 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com A road-trip film which turns into a moving, understated portrait of muted desire. Rated: 3.5/5 Oct 5, 2019 Full Review Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Every bit as elegant and beautiful as its title implies, yet so much more complex. Nov 8, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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John O Spoilers: I'd watch Riley Keough read the phone book. Her ability to convey feelings, emtions, thoughts, beneath the surface stuff would make grandpa Elvis proud, and that holds if her grandpa were Joe Shmo. I feel almost the same way about Jenna Malone. I saw those two names and had to try this movie, and stayed throughout. The only disappointment was lack of story commitment --- Riley's "I love you" just before the wedding was just undefined enough to slide as friendship, though both women knew it was more, and on came the wedding. Worst, there is no ending. What happened to their love, closeness? We are left to speculate that it ended, or that it grew and superseded both marriages. That the feelings they shared were just fleeting, or that they were so big that the two would find a way back to one another and never leave. It questions what the nature of marriage is and what the nature of friendship can be. Were the principals saying nudge, nudge, wink, wink, we'll figure a way to have both -- each other and husbands. The flow could have been tighter and they could have fit more of those meat and potatoes into this plot. But I guess the long term was a bit too daunting for them to deal with. It ended more a marshmallow than a blockbuster, a slice of life rather than the big picture of a longtime relationship. Bravo to Riley and Jenna, and the rest of the cast was just window dressing, even Eggold and Arquette. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/21/24 Full Review Audience Member No bond can truly be broken or change Director So Yong Kim tells a tale of friendship and deep connection starring Riley Keough and Jena Malone Neglected by her husband, Sarah embarks on an impromptu road trip with her young daughter, Jessie and her best friend, Mindy Along the way, the dynamic between the two friends intensifies before circumstances force them apart Years later, Sarah attempts to rebuild their intimate connection in the days before Mindy's wedding Keough and Malone are so terrific together as two close friends, they never expect to grow closer as much as they do here Lots of unusual feelings and conflicting emotions test their friendship, they know they can count on each other but who knows if they can still live their own lives separately This is a very intimate character study relying on facial expressions rather than having everything told through verbalizing; love is love and our desires have to be muted in order to move on Short, emotion-fueled, and very lifelike by centering on two female friends who go back and forth about how to go about their lives Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Utter trash. The plot idea had so much potential which was THROWN AWAY. TO THE TRASH. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Utter garage, no lesbian scenes Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member It's not a bad movie, but i was expecting something better. There are some nice and a little emotionals moments, but there isn't an "oh my god!" twist in the plot, although that's not the real point, 'cause i always like this type of indie movies about simple stories and based on acting and dialogues, but i watched better than this. I liked the relationship between the two girls but i didn't appreciated the direction that it gone through (and not because i'm homophobic or whatelse), i find it a little bit "meh" as a narrative cue. So yeah, the film isn't a shitty one, it flows, but it's only an "it passed the time" for me. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member It's subtle yet poignant film. The glances... The nervousness. The leads had so much chemistry that I wished better ending for them. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Neglected by her husband, Sarah (Riley Keough) embarks on an impromptu road trip with her young daughter and her best friend, Mindy (Jena Malone). Along the way, the dynamic between the two friends intensifies before circumstances force them apart. Years later, Sarah attempts to rebuild their intimate connection in the days before Mindy's wedding.
Director
So-yong Kim
Producer
John K. MacDonald, Bradley Rust Gray, Alex Lipschultz, Laura Rister, Dave Hansen
Screenwriter
So-yong Kim, Bradley Rust Gray
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Production Co
Strand Releasing, Gamechanger Films
Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 17, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 17, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$10.5K
Runtime
1h 24m
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