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À la vie à l'amor (2022)

À la vie à l'amor poster
Directed by
Emilie Mannering
Genre
drama
Country
Canada
Runtime
15 min
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man feeling numb after a breakup asks his loved ones to share their thoughts on love for his 30th birthday. The film presents these personal recordings as he listens to them.

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What happens

À la vie à l'amor is a 2022 Canadian short drama film, directed by Émilie Mannering. Featuring dialogue in English, French and Spanish, the film stars Lex Garcia as Cesar, a man who is emotionally numb from a difficult breakup; for his 30th birthday, he asks his friends and family to let him record their testimonies about the meaning and value of love. The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was a finalist for the 2023 Prix collégial du cinéma québécois for short films, and a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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