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Thomas in Love

Play trailer Poster for Thomas in Love R Released Aug 3, 2001 1h 37m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 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. Dec 21, 2001 Full Review Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune The last few minutes of this movie are strangely moving. What leads up to them is shot through with dark humor and scathing satire. Dec 14, 2001 Full Review Norman Wilner Toronto Star Thomas In Love never develops beyond an interesting exercise in style over story. Sep 14, 2001 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Rated: 2/5 Oct 10, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 1, 2005 Full Review Ted Murphy Baseline.Hollywood.com "Thomas in Love" can be chalked up as a noble failure. Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 21, 2001 Full Review Read all reviews

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jean-pol c My opinion--- "Thomas is in love" is at least that one can say a film ... weird, and the choice to never show the famous Thomas is interesting in itself, we only hear it in voiceover. Another film with false rhythms that also hurts the film, otherwise the idea is original, but for me it remains far too poor to make a good film. Is a really bizarre film Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Un film de SF conceptuel très bien foutu, captivant, et qui laisse place à l'imagination. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Ones who have encountered what on line world is all about can perfectly feel and compassionate Thomas making movie far above average. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member strangely real .. not literally Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review 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)