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| Love Songs | 
 enlarge | Actors: Ludivine Sagnier, Jean-marie Winling, Brigitte Rouean, Chiara Mastroianni, Louis Garrel
Studio: Ifc
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 7951
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: French (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 95
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: GEPD81476D
UPC: 796019814768
EAN: 0796019814768
ASIN: B001DJ7PUA
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: November 11, 2008
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Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 11/11/2008 Run time: 91 minutes
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 French Musical Drama January 4, 2009
This has to be one of the more ill conceived ideas in film history. A dramatic musical? No, sorry this one just flat out doesn't work. In Paris (Dans Paris), similar flavor, similar cast, but without the music - that works.
The positives - the music is pretty, the songs do move the story line along, and the singing / instruments are all well done. The film is set in real live Paris - near the Bastille. Work a day Paris, not the tourist Paris. The French is beautiful. And the actors have a certain allure.
The negatives - this unreasonable shuffling of partners and mixing it all up, female/female/male, female/female, male/male... and all without passion. In the opening threesome, they all read books. Zero excitement here. The songs, just way too many of them. Nothing really happens in this story.
Here is the whole film: a man and two women live together. There's a party at Julie's parent's house. The three go to a concert. Julie has a heart attack and dies. Everyone grieves. The lead man sleeps with a younger man. There's a bunch of jealousy all around. And the film almost ends with him visiting Julie's grave and seeing visions of her, she sort of releases him. He goes to the younger man's apartment and makes out with him on the balcony, the end. I haven't spoiled this film for anyone reading this synopsis.
There are no special features on the DVD, just trailers. In French with well done English subtitles.
It is an R rated movie. Not for nudity, there is absolutely none. Not for language, there is no foul language. Not for violence. It's the subject matter and suggested things under the covers that yielded the R rating, the MPAA at their best. I find it hard to believe that anyone under 16 would be remotely interested in this film. For that matter, anyone older than 16.
Just cannot recommend this film experiment.
 A Classic in its genre December 23, 2008
Even if the French/English translation is not 100% acurate - even if the poetry has been lost in translation - this movie is a real Classico/modern sex tale of 2008.
A love triangle - sadness and love are the main theme of the movie
Great Paris shots - color and black and white - the streets - cafes - cigarettes .............. you are transported in Paris by nights most of the time.
It is the photography and musicality that makes this movie a piece of art - sometimes compared to the "parapluies de cherbourg" because of the songs styles - but for the rest we are in 2008 and deep in it.
This is VERY french, with a real style that is unique and will probably be a Classic in its genre.
If you want a trip to Paris with love stories - this is the one to get
A charming confection of a film December 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is perhaps Honore's most accessible film to date, even though it is a polyamorous musical. Louis Garrel continues to impress and the smaller roles of Sagnier and Hesme are given ample room to shine as well. The music is beautiful, particularly the song about the Bastille, sung by Sagnier's character and her family in an opening scene. The even smaller roles of the family members are exquisite. I particularly felt for Mastroianni's character (spelling?)... please watch this film if you are a fan of french cinema, and want to escape reality for some bittersweet Parisian confection.
 CHRISTOPHE HONORE, OPUS 4 September 15, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
*** 2007. Written and directed by Christophe Honore. French Cesar award in the Best Musical Score category and three other nominations. After the premature death of his girl-friend Ludivine Sagnier, will Ismael find happiness again in the arms of the young Erwann? Christophe Honore, although not Jacques Demy, delivers a good film which at times reminds us of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. I personally like these films that try to resuscitate, in a modern manner, the Golden Age of Hollywood musicals like, for instance, Alain Resnais's Same Old Song (On connait la chanson) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Great Britain ] or Julie Taymor's Across the Universe (Two-Disc Special Edition). But I also have to admit that Ismael's problems regarding his own sexual identity left me completely cold. So, as far as I'm concerned, LOVE SONGS is already forgotten.
 Lovely September 7, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
It took me two viewings to warm up to this film: two love stories, one of which takes a tragic turn. The songs sounded mostly indistinguishable initially and like many French musicals, the actors were left to flounder in their movements while singing. But the depth of emotion rang increasingly true, the plot twists felt unforced and ultimately I was won over by its charm, its sweetness (without being cloying) and its sadness.
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