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Thomas in Love

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Thomas Thomas (Benoît Verhaert) is an acute agorophobe who lives in a hermetically sealed apartment. With the help of technology and virtual reality, he never has to leave his home. When a government prostitution program brings Thomas into contact with real people, he finds his possible soul mate in one of the prostitutes, Eva (Aylin Yay).
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A quirky but amusing social commentary on human disengagement.

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Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel 12/21/2001
A film in which the camera's point of view never changes can start to feel claustrophobic. But the originality of the concept and the quality of the performances help to compensate. Go to Full Review
Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune 12/14/2001
The last few minutes of this movie are strangely moving. What leads up to them is shot through with dark humor and scathing satire. Go to Full Review
Norman Wilner Toronto Star 09/14/2001
Thomas In Love never develops beyond an interesting exercise in style over story. Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 10/10/2005
2/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/01/2005
2/5
Ted Murphy Baseline.Hollywood.com 12/21/2001
2.5/5
"Thomas in Love" can be chalked up as a noble failure. Go to Full Review
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07/08/2012 A fantastically original concept years before its time. Though some of the acting is not at it's best, the main emotions come across rather well. Innovative and unique filming techniques. Worth watching by anybody with any kind of film interests. See more 06/06/2012 Concept ingénieux, probablement une première dans l'histoire du cinéma, si je ne m'abuse, qui n'a d'autre choix que de maintenir un vif intérêt chez le spectateur, mais qui finit par se laisser désabuser par un manque de technique. Certes, la caméra fixe, c'est bien beau, mais on s'attend en quelque sorte à un peu plus de mouvement pour illustrer l'émotion vive ressentie par Thomas au moment où il confronte Déesse Amour. Bref, très intéressant comme film. See more 10/12/2011 Un film de SF conceptuel très bien foutu, captivant, et qui laisse place à l'imagination. See more 07/09/2011 Ones who have encountered what on line world is all about can perfectly feel and compassionate Thomas making movie far above average. See more 01/04/2011 strangely real .. not literally See more 12/12/2010 A fantastically original concept years before its time. Though some of the acting is not at it's best, the main emotions come across rather well. Innovative and unique filming techniques. Worth watching by anybody with any kind of film interests. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Thomas Thomas (Benoît Verhaert) is an acute agorophobe who lives in a hermetically sealed apartment. With the help of technology and virtual reality, he never has to leave his home. When a government prostitution program brings Thomas into contact with real people, he finds his possible soul mate in one of the prostitutes, Eva (Aylin Yay).
Director
Pierre-Paul Renders
Producer
Diana Elbaum
Screenwriter
Philippe Blasband
Distributor
IFC Films
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 3, 2001, Wide
Release Date (DVD)
Dec 31, 2002
Box Office (Gross USA)
$82.5K
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)