In Praise of Love (2001)

Original title

Éloge de l'amour

Directed by

Jean-Luc Godard

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Switzerland

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 47 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A filmmaker explores love and memory through a story told in reverse chronological order. The film moves between present day and the past as he reflects on a relationship and the process of making a film about love.

fragmentedcontemplativenonlinearphilosophicalslow-pacedpoeticmelancholicintellectual

What happens

In Praise of Love (French: Éloge de l'amour) is a 2001 French film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard. The black-and-white and color drama was shot by Julien Hirsch and Christophe Pollock. Godard has famously stated that "a film should have a beginning, a middle and an end, but not necessarily in that order." This aphorism is illustrated by In Praise of Love (Éloge de l'amour), which reverses the order of past and present. It was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 74th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. In Praise of Love polarized film critics. While some prominent reviewers were highly negative toward the work, others consider it to be one of the best films of its decade. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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