Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno

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Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno

2017

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59%

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22 Reviews

66%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Critics Consensus

Abdellatif Kechiche remains an astute chronicler of blossoming sexuality, but Mektoub is too languidly paced and shallow in character to justify this summer of love's indulgent runtime.

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Ryan Gilbey

New Statesman

Like the characters, Mektoub, My Love is itself apparently aimless, often irritating, prone to treading water -- indeed, it could be accused of being one long longueur. But I found plenty to admire in it.

Feb 19, 2019

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Catherine Wheatley

Sight & Sound

Above all, Mektoub is a terrific study of the fine art of flirting: of girls and girls, and girls and boys (but never, it seems, boys and boys) and the shifts in power that occur between them as they drink, dance, smile and shrug.

Feb 16, 2019

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Ian Freer

Empire Magazine

Kechiche's camera consistently ogles his female cast but he remains a terrific director of actors, the intimacy and authenticity conveying a real lust for life to sweeten the hefty running time.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 16, 2019

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Kevin N. Laforest

Extra Beurre

Few filmmakers capture desire on screen as well as Kechiche. [Full review in French]

Mar 2, 2020

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PJ Nabarro

Patrick Nabarro

Kechiche's experiential aesthetic and forensic gaze over the faces, bodies and inner yearnings of his characters is even more tangible here than in Blue is the Warmest Colour.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 30, 2019

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Mark Kidel

The Arts Desk

There is a moral void in the film - or at least a lack of clarity.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 19, 2019

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Audience Member

It's my favorite moovie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

Amazing movie, can't see to watch Canto 2

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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lanfranco c

Confused, too long and not catching...

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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