Beating Hearts (2024)

Original title

L'Amour ouf

Directed by

Gilles Lellouche

Genre

romantic drama film

Country

France, Belgium

Runtime

2h 46m

Rated

MA 15+

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 1,030 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young couple falls in love and faces obstacles over the years. The story follows their relationship from youth into adulthood.

romanticdramaticbittersweetintenseemotionalsweepingearnestpassionate

What happens

Beating Hearts (French: L'Amour ouf) is a 2024 romantic drama film directed by Gilles Lellouche from a screenplay he co-wrote with Ahmed Hamidi and Audrey Diwan, based on the 1997 novel Jackie Loves Johnser OK? by Irish author Neville Thompson. The film is a co-production between France and Belgium. It stars Adèle Exarchopoulos and François Civil. The ensemble cast includes Mallory Wanecque, Malik Frikah, Alain Chabat, Benoît Poelvoorde, Vincent Lacoste, Jean-Pascal Zadi, Élodie Bouchez, Karim Leklou, Raphaël Quenard and Anthony Bajon. The film had its world premiere in main competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 23 May 2024, where it received mostly negative reviews from critics. It was released theatrically on 16 October 2024 in France by StudioCanal and in Belgium by Cinéart. The film received 13 nominations at the 50th César Awards, including Best Director, Best Actress for Exarchopoulos and Best Actor for Civil, with Chabat winning Best Supporting Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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