The (Ex)perience of Love (2023)

Original title

Le Syndrome des amours passées

Directed by

Ann Sirot, Raphaël Balboni

Genre

drama film, comedy film, romantic comedy, speculative fiction film

Country

France, Belgium

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

17+

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A couple tries to get pregnant but a strange condition means they can only conceive if they sleep with all of their ex-lovers again. They awkwardly reconnect with people from their pasts, which strains and reshapes their relationship.

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What happens

The Experience of Love (stylized as The (Ex)perience of Love, French: Le Syndrome des amours passées) is a 2023 comedy-drama film written and directed by Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni. It centers around a couple, Sandra and Rémy (played by Lucie Debay and Lazare Gousseau), who struggle with infertility caused by a condition known as the syndrome of past loves. To overcome this, they are told they must reconnect with all their former lovers. The film had its world premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival during the Critics' Week on 20 May 2023. At the 13th Magritte Awards, The Experience of Love received eight nominations, including Best Film and Best Director for Sirot and Balboni, and went on to win Most Promising Actor for Gousseau and Best Editing for Balboni and Sophie Vercruysse. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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