What happens when U.S. Netflix subscribers go crazy for an erotic romance that’s more or less the equivalent of softcore porn? Apparently they go looking for more. Gaspar Noé’s 2015 romance “Love” is soaring in popularity on the streaming platform in the wake of “365 Days” dominating the Netflix charts throughout June. As of June 24, “Love” ranks as the fifth most watched movie on Netflix and the seventh most watched program overall. “365 Days” remains the second most watched film on the platform, an impressive feat for a film that debuted June 7. Both films jumped onto the Netflix charts after Tik Tok users began sharing their reactions to the films’ graphic sex scenes.
“Love” follows the doomed romance between an American film student living in Paris (Karl Glusman) and his French girlfriend (Aomi Muyock). Noé world premiered the film at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it became the...
“Love” follows the doomed romance between an American film student living in Paris (Karl Glusman) and his French girlfriend (Aomi Muyock). Noé world premiered the film at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it became the...
- 6/24/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
What happens when U.S. Netflix subscribers go crazy for an erotic romance that’s more or less the equivalent of softcore porn? Apparently they go looking for more. Gaspar Noé’s 2015 romance “Love” is soaring in popularity on the streaming platform in the wake of “365 Days” dominating the Netflix charts throughout June. As of June 24, “Love” ranks as the fifth most watched movie on Netflix and the seventh most watched program overall. “365 Days” remains the second most watched film on the platform, an impressive feat for a film that debuted June 7. Both films jumped onto the Netflix charts after Tik Tok users began sharing their reactions to the films’ graphic sex scenes.
“Love” follows the doomed romance between an American film student living in Paris (Karl Glusman) and his French girlfriend (Aomi Muyock). Noé world premiered the film at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it became the...
“Love” follows the doomed romance between an American film student living in Paris (Karl Glusman) and his French girlfriend (Aomi Muyock). Noé world premiered the film at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it became the...
- 6/24/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Thompson on Hollywood
Looking for horror to love this February? Shudder has you covered with their eclectic lineup of original series, new releases, and totally rad films from the VHS era, including Night of the Comet, Child's Play (1988), The Dead Lands, 3 From Hell, My Bloody Valentine (2009), the Horror Noire: Uncut podcast, a "Love Sick" collection that's perfect for Valentine's Day, and much more!
Below, you can check out the full list of titles coming to Shudder in the Us in February, and visit Shudder online to learn more about the streaming service.
Press Release: Good thing 2020 is a leap year, since you’ll need to find room to stream all the amazing movies, series and podcasts we’re serving up this month: new episodes of supernatural mythic adventure series, The Dead Lands; must-see Shudder original/exclusive movies Rob Zombie’s 3 From Hell, Fantastic Fest Best Picture winner Dog’S Don’T Wear Pants,...
Below, you can check out the full list of titles coming to Shudder in the Us in February, and visit Shudder online to learn more about the streaming service.
Press Release: Good thing 2020 is a leap year, since you’ll need to find room to stream all the amazing movies, series and podcasts we’re serving up this month: new episodes of supernatural mythic adventure series, The Dead Lands; must-see Shudder original/exclusive movies Rob Zombie’s 3 From Hell, Fantastic Fest Best Picture winner Dog’S Don’T Wear Pants,...
- 1/23/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Close-Up is a feature that spotlights films now playing on Mubi. Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel's Jessica Forever, which is receiving an exclusive global online premiere on Mubi, is showing from December 4 – January 2, 2019 in Mubi's Debuts series.In the opening sequence of Jessica Forever there is a brief segment which zooms in on a scrunched adolescent body, a forehead adorned with ash-blond hair tightly pressing on to bloody knees, staining the tidy grey sweatpants the young boy is wearing. Suddenly, a hand slides into the frame, fingers and palm caressing the wounded body part, rearranging the frame according to a center of intimacy. Lingering attentively on the oozing injury opens up a space for the viewer’s empathy, while the camera brings into focus a visual metaphor that sits at the heart of the film as a hymn of love and vulnerability. The story of Jessica Forever, the debut...
- 12/4/2019
- MUBI
Exclusive: Here’s some distinctive first footage of sci-fi-thriller Jessica Forever, which is getting its European premiere in Berlin’s Panorama strand after closing Toronto’s Platform section last year.
The English and French-language film from first-time directors Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel centers on a woman and her makeshift family of rehabilitated marauders fighting for peace in a dystopian world where violent misfits reign supreme.
Shudder, the AMC Networks genre streaming service, picked up North American and Australia/New Zealand rights last year. International sales rep MK2 has also closed deals for China with DDDream International, Japan with Klockworx and Mexico with Canibal Networks. Le Pacte will release in France.
The pic drew praise from critics out of Tiff last year and looks to bring an auteur take to a tried and tested genre premise. Aomi Muyock (Love), Sebastian Urzendowsky (The Counterfeiters), Lucas Ionesco and Paul Hamy star. Emmanuel Chaumet produces.
The English and French-language film from first-time directors Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel centers on a woman and her makeshift family of rehabilitated marauders fighting for peace in a dystopian world where violent misfits reign supreme.
Shudder, the AMC Networks genre streaming service, picked up North American and Australia/New Zealand rights last year. International sales rep MK2 has also closed deals for China with DDDream International, Japan with Klockworx and Mexico with Canibal Networks. Le Pacte will release in France.
The pic drew praise from critics out of Tiff last year and looks to bring an auteur take to a tried and tested genre premise. Aomi Muyock (Love), Sebastian Urzendowsky (The Counterfeiters), Lucas Ionesco and Paul Hamy star. Emmanuel Chaumet produces.
- 2/5/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
22 films in the Panorama programme so far, with nine directorial debuts.
The first 22 titles from the 2019 Berlin Film Festival (Feb 7-17) Panorama programme have been revealed.
Scroll down for the full line-up
The European premiere of UK director Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir, starring Tilda Swinton, her daughter Honor Swinton-Byrne and Tom Burke, and the world premiere of Seamus Murphy’s Pj Harvey documentary A Dog Called Money are among the titles confirmed today.
The line-up also includes the directing debuts of actors Jonah Hill (Mid90s) and Alexander Gorchilin (Acid), and Rob Garver’s documentary What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael,...
The first 22 titles from the 2019 Berlin Film Festival (Feb 7-17) Panorama programme have been revealed.
Scroll down for the full line-up
The European premiere of UK director Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir, starring Tilda Swinton, her daughter Honor Swinton-Byrne and Tom Burke, and the world premiere of Seamus Murphy’s Pj Harvey documentary A Dog Called Money are among the titles confirmed today.
The line-up also includes the directing debuts of actors Jonah Hill (Mid90s) and Alexander Gorchilin (Acid), and Rob Garver’s documentary What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael,...
- 12/18/2018
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
The Berlin Film Festival has revealed a large selection of movies for its Panorama strand. Section head Paz Lázaro and co-curator and programme manager Michael Stütz have revealed 22 titles, 14 of which will be world premieres.
Among highlights are Jonah Hill’s directorial debut Mid90s; Jamie Bell starrer Skin, about the USA’s neo-Nazi scene; Tilda Swinton drama The Souvenir; and What She Said: The Art Of Pauline Kael, about the legendary film critic.
Panorama Films:
37 Seconds – Japan
by Hikari (Mitsuyo Miyazaki)
with Mei Kayama, Misuzu Kanno, Makiko Watanabe, Shunsuke Daitō, Yuka Itaya
World premiere – Debut film
Director Hikari, aka Mitsuyo Miyazaki, tells the story of Yuma, a young Japanese woman who suffers from cerebral palsy. Torn between her obligations towards her family and her dream to become a manga artist, Yuma struggles to lead a self-determined life.
Dafne – Italy
by Federico Bondi
with Carolina Raspanti, Antonio Piovanelli,...
Among highlights are Jonah Hill’s directorial debut Mid90s; Jamie Bell starrer Skin, about the USA’s neo-Nazi scene; Tilda Swinton drama The Souvenir; and What She Said: The Art Of Pauline Kael, about the legendary film critic.
Panorama Films:
37 Seconds – Japan
by Hikari (Mitsuyo Miyazaki)
with Mei Kayama, Misuzu Kanno, Makiko Watanabe, Shunsuke Daitō, Yuka Itaya
World premiere – Debut film
Director Hikari, aka Mitsuyo Miyazaki, tells the story of Yuma, a young Japanese woman who suffers from cerebral palsy. Torn between her obligations towards her family and her dream to become a manga artist, Yuma struggles to lead a self-determined life.
Dafne – Italy
by Federico Bondi
with Carolina Raspanti, Antonio Piovanelli,...
- 12/18/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Jonah Hill’s directorial debut, “mid90s,” about a 13-year-old skateboarder’s coming of age, and a documentary on influential film critic Pauline Kael are among the works that will screen in the Panorama section of the upcoming Berlin Film Festival.
Films starring Tilda Swinton and Jamie Bell and titles from countries including Israel, Brazil and Japan were also announced in the first batch of 22 Panorama selections unveiled by the Berlinale on Tuesday. Nine of the films are debut works, and 14 will have their world premiere in the German capital. The section is curated by Paz Lázaro and co-curator and program manager Michael Stütz.
“mid90s” follows teenage Stevie as he joins up with four skateboarding punks who take him under their wing. Variety described Hill’s debut film as “a slice of street life made up of skittery moments that achieve a bone-deep reality. And because you believe what you’re seeing,...
Films starring Tilda Swinton and Jamie Bell and titles from countries including Israel, Brazil and Japan were also announced in the first batch of 22 Panorama selections unveiled by the Berlinale on Tuesday. Nine of the films are debut works, and 14 will have their world premiere in the German capital. The section is curated by Paz Lázaro and co-curator and program manager Michael Stütz.
“mid90s” follows teenage Stevie as he joins up with four skateboarding punks who take him under their wing. Variety described Hill’s debut film as “a slice of street life made up of skittery moments that achieve a bone-deep reality. And because you believe what you’re seeing,...
- 12/18/2018
- by Henry Chu
- Variety Film + TV
“Every poem against the police is also and always a guardian of love for the world.”—Anne BoyerIn the first images of Jessica Forever we find the titular eternal hero on a rooftop under a tender pink sunrise, briefly followed by a startling shot of a young man jumping through a glass door. This swing in tonalities offers a most apt distillation to this special movie's many moods, textures, and the pulse of its constructed world. Yet this world may prove not be a construct in the least—Jessica, realized with calming warmth and secrecy by Aomi Muyock (Love), has taken it upon herself to rescue and rehabilitate "Orphans"—young men who have done horrible things, in many cases beyond their control. Jessica's methods? She showers them with measured yet rapturous platonic love. The Orphans are in turn hunted by the government ("Special Forces"), whom appear solely in a mass...
- 9/15/2018
- MUBI
Redemption is a tricky concept. Can you be redeemed without forgiveness from those you wronged? Are our actions in the aftermath enough to achieve some semblance of peace if they show we’ve learned through remorse? Everyone has a different opinion on the matter whether victim, loved one, stranger, or corporation. Rehabilitation only goes so far when you find yourself free without any opportunities to prove to yourself that change was worth the trouble. There’s a reason so many criminals find themselves right back in jail and it’s not simply due to them being inherently evil because few people are. They’re marked, reduced to their worst day, treated like a second-class citizen, and worst of all haunted by the memories of what they did. Good intentions are never enough.
Now if things are that bad today, how much worse can they get in the future? Caroline Poggi...
Now if things are that bad today, how much worse can they get in the future? Caroline Poggi...
- 9/11/2018
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
’Jessica Forever’, ’Mademoiselle De Joncquières’ also take spots.
Three new titles have scored mid-range on Screen’s Toronto Platform jury grid, leaving Emir Baigazin’s The River as the early leader.
Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel’s debut Jessica Forever scored exactly 2, although split opinion among critics.
Radheyan Simonpillai of Now/CTV, Boston Globe’s Loren King and Time Out New York’s Joshua Rothkopf all gave it one star for ‘poor’, while Vincent Le Leurch of Le Film Français and Screen’s own critic both awarded a top score 4 for ‘excellent’.
The film presents a dystopian world where violent misfits reign supreme.
Three new titles have scored mid-range on Screen’s Toronto Platform jury grid, leaving Emir Baigazin’s The River as the early leader.
Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel’s debut Jessica Forever scored exactly 2, although split opinion among critics.
Radheyan Simonpillai of Now/CTV, Boston Globe’s Loren King and Time Out New York’s Joshua Rothkopf all gave it one star for ‘poor’, while Vincent Le Leurch of Le Film Français and Screen’s own critic both awarded a top score 4 for ‘excellent’.
The film presents a dystopian world where violent misfits reign supreme.
- 9/8/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Shudder, the AMC Networks genre streaming service, has jumped in to acquire North American rights to Jessica Forever, the dystopian thriller that will have its world premiere as the closing-night film of the Platform section at next month’s Toronto Film Festival. The film from first-time directors Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel will now bow exclusively on Shudder in 2019.
The pic, in English and French, centers on a woman and her makeshift family of rehabilitated marauders fighting for peace in a dystopian world where violent misfits reign supreme. Aomi Muyock, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Lucas Ionesco and Paul Hamy star.
“Jessica Forever is a visionary and surprising movie from two amazing first-time filmmakers that we can’t wait to share with Shudder members,” Shudder Gm Craig Engler said.
The deal was made by Shudder and MK2 Films, which is repping worldwide sales.
The Toronto Film Festival runs September 6-16. The Platform...
The pic, in English and French, centers on a woman and her makeshift family of rehabilitated marauders fighting for peace in a dystopian world where violent misfits reign supreme. Aomi Muyock, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Lucas Ionesco and Paul Hamy star.
“Jessica Forever is a visionary and surprising movie from two amazing first-time filmmakers that we can’t wait to share with Shudder members,” Shudder Gm Craig Engler said.
The deal was made by Shudder and MK2 Films, which is repping worldwide sales.
The Toronto Film Festival runs September 6-16. The Platform...
- 8/29/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
French filmmaker Gaspar Noé is a highly divisive director, but when he speaks you may be surprised. He has a reputation for being an enfant terrible and provocateur — two hysterically violent scenes from his second feature "Irréversible" staked his infamy — but he’s far more soft-spoken and less abrasive than you might imagine. And in conversation, it doesn't take long to realize he's a also a classic cinephile, erudite and excitable once his mind starts racing about all of the vast possibilities cinema has to offer. Read More: Review: 'Love' May Leave Gaspar Noé Fans Underwhelmed Noé's brand of moviemaking is extreme, challenging, and innovative, and his latest opus, "Love," starts its rollout to select theaters tomorrow (read our review). A reflective and melancholy piece that examines a failed relationship between a young man (Karl Glusman) and his first love (Aomi Muyock), the film — shot in 3D, and featuring real deal.
- 10/29/2015
- by Erik McClanahan
- The Playlist
Scorpio Becomes Electra: Noé’s Sex Scenes from a Marriage
The last time we were caught in provocateur Gaspar Noé’s crosshairs it was back in 2009 with Enter the Void, which ended on an orgasmic crescendo by literally fucking the audience. He’s back with more of that kind of sex stuff with Love, a memory poem as sexual odyssey/obsession told via the nostalgia of its tortured protagonist. Sexually explicit, but not necessarily distasteful, Noé is simply showing the general mechanics of people having sex. The rest of the narrative, seeking to explore the undoing of a passionate, youthful relationship, is nothing new as it explores the mundane inevitability of monogamy and how solving such an issue in a union based mostly on sexual attraction proves to be difficult. For those not titillated by a generous helping of spurting fluids and erect penises (including another vagina-cam shot), it’s...
The last time we were caught in provocateur Gaspar Noé’s crosshairs it was back in 2009 with Enter the Void, which ended on an orgasmic crescendo by literally fucking the audience. He’s back with more of that kind of sex stuff with Love, a memory poem as sexual odyssey/obsession told via the nostalgia of its tortured protagonist. Sexually explicit, but not necessarily distasteful, Noé is simply showing the general mechanics of people having sex. The rest of the narrative, seeking to explore the undoing of a passionate, youthful relationship, is nothing new as it explores the mundane inevitability of monogamy and how solving such an issue in a union based mostly on sexual attraction proves to be difficult. For those not titillated by a generous helping of spurting fluids and erect penises (including another vagina-cam shot), it’s...
- 10/26/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Love
Written and directed by Gaspar Noé
France, 2015
On the one hand, it’d be easy (and tempting) to discuss Love, the new film from Gaspar Noé, solely through the lens of the movie’s sex. There’s certainly a lot of it, and it’s explicit, with unsimulated sex scenes making up a significant portion of the film’s two hour running time.
But to only discuss the sex would mean occluding the ostensible aims of the film, which are manifold, in spite of the sexualized imagery in the film’s promotional materials and their suggestion that Love really is a mere act of provocation. What little narrative there is tells the story of the love triangle between Murphy (Karl Glusman), Electra (Aomi Muyock), and Omi (Klara Kristin), and Murphy’s determination to find Electra after her mother (Isabelle Nicou) informs him of her disappearance. As a result of the news,...
Written and directed by Gaspar Noé
France, 2015
On the one hand, it’d be easy (and tempting) to discuss Love, the new film from Gaspar Noé, solely through the lens of the movie’s sex. There’s certainly a lot of it, and it’s explicit, with unsimulated sex scenes making up a significant portion of the film’s two hour running time.
But to only discuss the sex would mean occluding the ostensible aims of the film, which are manifold, in spite of the sexualized imagery in the film’s promotional materials and their suggestion that Love really is a mere act of provocation. What little narrative there is tells the story of the love triangle between Murphy (Karl Glusman), Electra (Aomi Muyock), and Omi (Klara Kristin), and Murphy’s determination to find Electra after her mother (Isabelle Nicou) informs him of her disappearance. As a result of the news,...
- 10/11/2015
- by Max Bledstein
- SoundOnSight
When the 44th edition of the Festival du Nouveau Cinema announced their lineup two weeks ago, I wasn’t sure where to even begin when deciding what I should see. The festival which takes place in Montreal from October 7 to 18 is screening nearly 400 films and events in only 11 days. This includes 151 feature films and 203 short films from 68 countries – 49 world premieres, 38 North American premieres and 60 Canadian premieres. Because of it’s strong line-up, there is no possible way to see everything – so we decided to come up with a list of our ten most anticipated films — and trust me, it wasn’t easy. We will of course be covering the event once again this year, so be sure to revisit our site over the next few weeks. In the meantime, here is our 10 most anticipate films.
Arabian Nights
With a total running time of over six hours Arabian Nights is certainly...
Arabian Nights
With a total running time of over six hours Arabian Nights is certainly...
- 10/8/2015
- by Staff
- SoundOnSight
Love Trailer. Gaspar Noé’s Love (2015) movie trailer stars Aomi Muyock, Karl Glusman, and Klara Kristin. Love‘s plot synopsis: “A sexual melodrama about a boy and a girl and another girl. It’s a love story, which celebrates sex in a joyous way.” Gaspar Noé is someone I will always line up at the theater for, and everything I’ve heard about […]...
- 9/30/2015
- by Marco Margaritoff
- Film-Book
Movie theaters currently have a handful of exciting features that make incredible use of 3D. Everest uses the technology to transport us to the top of the titular mountain. Ridley Scott.s The Martian uses 3D to place us inside multiple space crafts heading to Mars. And if you are scared of heights, you might want to skip The Walk in 3D. (For the rest of you, IMAX 3D is a must for Robert Zemeckis. latest.) But did you ever think you would use 3D to watch porn in at theater? That.s right. Porn. Vice has the full trailer for Gaspar Noe.s Love, a twisty relationship story that sells itself on its use of stereoscopic 3D for its graphic, unsimulated sex scenes. Yep. Unsimulated. The Argentinian director says this is a semi-autobiographical tale of a tumultuous relationship shared between Murphy (Karl Glusman) and Electra (Aomi Muyock). Only, when...
- 9/29/2015
- cinemablend.com
"Can you show me how tender you can be?" Alchemy has released the official Us trailer for Gaspar Noé's Love, his 3D film about sex and love. Step aside Lars von Trier, this is truly the borders-on-pornography cinematic experience you've been waiting for. Love premiered at Cannes to mixed reviews, and is opening up in Us cinemas this October, if you're interested in diving deeper into this one. The cast includes Aomi Muyock, Karl Glusman, Klara Kristin and Juan Saavedra. This trailer is a bit odd and curious, very seductive, but the dialogue is atrocious and I'm just not sure if this is worth seeing (in 3D). Your thoughts? Here's the official Sfw trailer for Gaspar Noé's Love, direct from Vice's YouTube: The one-line synopsis for the project is: "A sexual melodrama about a boy and a girl and another girl. It's a love story, which celebrates sex in a joyous way.
- 9/29/2015
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Sure to ruffle some feathers this fall, the latest work from Gaspar Noé is Love, a melodrama featuring unsimulated sex in eye-popping 3D. Premiering at Cannes earlier this year to a divisive response, the story specifically tracks the relationship between three individuals, and now we have a better glimpse at the erotic journey thanks to the first U.S. trailer and a threesome (sorry) of Nsfw clips.
We said in our review, “Love endeavors to capture the ecstasy of love as expressed through sex, something that Murphy, a film student, proclaims as the most noble – and, supposedly, yet unrealized – of cinematic ambitions. By name-checking Pier Paolo Pasolini, Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Andy Warhol through Murphy’s t-shirts and film posters, Noé situates himself not only in the tradition of some of cinema’s most eloquent pioneers on the subjects of love and sex, but at its vanguard. Love doesn’t say nor show anything new.
We said in our review, “Love endeavors to capture the ecstasy of love as expressed through sex, something that Murphy, a film student, proclaims as the most noble – and, supposedly, yet unrealized – of cinematic ambitions. By name-checking Pier Paolo Pasolini, Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Andy Warhol through Murphy’s t-shirts and film posters, Noé situates himself not only in the tradition of some of cinema’s most eloquent pioneers on the subjects of love and sex, but at its vanguard. Love doesn’t say nor show anything new.
- 9/29/2015
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Read More: Cannes: Gaspar Noé on Shooting Sex in 'Love' and Why He Loves His Bad Reviews Always one to push the boundaries of cinema and the limits of visual storytelling, Gasper Noé is returning to the theaters for the first time since 2008's "Enter the Void" with an erotic 3D drama. "Love," starring Karl Glusman and Aomi Muyock, shocked audiences at the Cannes Film Festival in May, where Indiewire said it featured some of "the most hardcore onscreen sex ever to screen at the festival." The official synopsis reads: "The film follows Murphy, who wakes in his apartment one New Year's Day to a frantic call from his ex-girlfriend's mother. His ex, Electra, has been missing for months and her mother fears the worst. Over the course of a long, rainy day, Murphy finds himself alone in his apartment, reminiscing about the greatest love affair of his...
- 9/29/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Love
Written & Directed by Gaspar Noé
France/Belgium, 2015
Most filmmakers portray love stories like rocket-ships exploding into the air—they’re only interested in the story of the ship’s ascent into the stratosphere. Other filmmakers show more interest in remaining at ground-zero, cynically anticipating a love-rockets tragic descent back down to earth. In his latest film Love, French provocateur Gaspar Noé “straps the audience on” to that metaphorical love-rocket and never cuts them loose. In Love, Noé spends time weaving in and out of the fragmented memories of a man’s past relationship, showcasing the director’s equal measures of enthusiasm for examining love’s unsustainable ascent as well as foraging about in its emotional wreckage.
On New Year’s Day — a day typically reserved for self-reflection — Murphy (Karl Glusman) receives a call from an old flame’s mother, who is panicked over not hearing from her daughter Electra (Aomi Muyock) in months.
Written & Directed by Gaspar Noé
France/Belgium, 2015
Most filmmakers portray love stories like rocket-ships exploding into the air—they’re only interested in the story of the ship’s ascent into the stratosphere. Other filmmakers show more interest in remaining at ground-zero, cynically anticipating a love-rockets tragic descent back down to earth. In his latest film Love, French provocateur Gaspar Noé “straps the audience on” to that metaphorical love-rocket and never cuts them loose. In Love, Noé spends time weaving in and out of the fragmented memories of a man’s past relationship, showcasing the director’s equal measures of enthusiasm for examining love’s unsustainable ascent as well as foraging about in its emotional wreckage.
On New Year’s Day — a day typically reserved for self-reflection — Murphy (Karl Glusman) receives a call from an old flame’s mother, who is panicked over not hearing from her daughter Electra (Aomi Muyock) in months.
- 9/24/2015
- by Victor Stiff
- SoundOnSight
This is a capsule review. A full review will be posted when the film hits theatres.
A provocateur yes, but Gaspar Noé more than anything is overt. His latest offering, a self-serving, self-congratulatory piece of pretension dressed up as an exploration of passionate romance does but one thing well, and does it frequently.
Love 3D starts with a five minute sex scene, the camera holding steady on a nude couple tending to each other with their hands. It in itself is a disclaimer: this film is unapologetically sexually explicit and authentic, and if the opening segment makes you unsettled, then it’s best not to continue.
One half of this couple is Murphy, an American film student living in France who is a stand-in for Noé, talking about his desire to showcase real love on screen, because all the other movies don’t accurately depict it. He also wants to name his child Gaspar.
A provocateur yes, but Gaspar Noé more than anything is overt. His latest offering, a self-serving, self-congratulatory piece of pretension dressed up as an exploration of passionate romance does but one thing well, and does it frequently.
Love 3D starts with a five minute sex scene, the camera holding steady on a nude couple tending to each other with their hands. It in itself is a disclaimer: this film is unapologetically sexually explicit and authentic, and if the opening segment makes you unsettled, then it’s best not to continue.
One half of this couple is Murphy, an American film student living in France who is a stand-in for Noé, talking about his desire to showcase real love on screen, because all the other movies don’t accurately depict it. He also wants to name his child Gaspar.
- 9/8/2015
- by Anthony Marcusa
- We Got This Covered
Sneak Peek new images of actress Aomi Muyock, making her screen debut in writer/director Gaspar Noé's $3 million budgeted, Paris-shot thriller "Love", in the latest issue of "Vanity Fair" magazine:
"...in 'Love', college student 'Murphy', expresses his desires to his fellow classmate, 'Electra', (Muyock) who in turn expresses her desires to have sex with a woman.
"So one night, Murphy and Electra stay up in their hostel and Electra invites another high school student and her friend, 'Omi' to their college. Together the trio indulge in a threesome that contemplates the personal desires of each individual..."
Also starring are Karl Glusman as 'Murphy', Klara Kristin as Omi, Gaspar Noé as Art Gallery Owner, Frank Wiess as the Principal and Norman Jacques as the driver.
Love is the screen debut of the two main female characters of the film, Aomi and Klara. Noé met them in a club.
"...in 'Love', college student 'Murphy', expresses his desires to his fellow classmate, 'Electra', (Muyock) who in turn expresses her desires to have sex with a woman.
"So one night, Murphy and Electra stay up in their hostel and Electra invites another high school student and her friend, 'Omi' to their college. Together the trio indulge in a threesome that contemplates the personal desires of each individual..."
Also starring are Karl Glusman as 'Murphy', Klara Kristin as Omi, Gaspar Noé as Art Gallery Owner, Frank Wiess as the Principal and Norman Jacques as the driver.
Love is the screen debut of the two main female characters of the film, Aomi and Klara. Noé met them in a club.
- 7/11/2015
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Gaspar Noé’s Love, which premiered in the Midnight screening section at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, looks like it could make the Blue is the Warmest Color sex scene seem pretty tame in comparison.
This English trailer for the controversial title, his first feature since 2009’s Enter the Void, is a highly Nsfw, steamy, sexy, and intensely erotic first look full of sex and romance. Here’s the full synopsis:
A sexual melodrama about a boy and a girl and another girl. It’s a love story, which celebrates sex in a joyous way.
Love was shot in 3D, stars Noé, Aomi Muyock, Klara Kristin, and Karl Glusman. Love has a French release date for July 15 and has been picked up for American distribution, but no date has been set. Watch the trailer below:
Love
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This English trailer for the controversial title, his first feature since 2009’s Enter the Void, is a highly Nsfw, steamy, sexy, and intensely erotic first look full of sex and romance. Here’s the full synopsis:
A sexual melodrama about a boy and a girl and another girl. It’s a love story, which celebrates sex in a joyous way.
Love was shot in 3D, stars Noé, Aomi Muyock, Klara Kristin, and Karl Glusman. Love has a French release date for July 15 and has been picked up for American distribution, but no date has been set. Watch the trailer below:
Love
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- 6/29/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
Read More: Cannes: Gaspar Noé on Shooting Sex in 'Love' and Why He Loves His Bad Reviews Marking his first feature film since 2009's "Enter the Void," "Love" finds writer-director Gaspar Noé taking intimacy to a graphic third dimension. Starring Karl Glusman and Aomi Muyock, the drama centers on an American in Paris as he falls in love and experiments with drugs and a sexual threesome. Noé debuted the 3D film at the Cannes Film Festival in May to all sorts of wide-ranging reactions, with Indiewire claiming it featured some of "the most hardcore onscreen sex ever to screen at the festival." Alchemy picked up the film for U.S. distribution but has not yet set a release date. "Love" opens in France on July 15. Watch the explicit trailer above. Read More: Cannes: Gaspar Noé Calls 3D 'Childish,' Wants 12-Year-Olds to See 'Love'...
- 6/29/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
I can't say I have any real interest in seeing Gaspar Noe's Love, a 3D feature delivering all the explicit goodness of your favorite porno, though Noe works a little harder to offer up a narrative, which, I guess, somehow makes it something differentc Here's the plot: January the 1st, early morning. The telephone rings. Murphy wakes up next to his young wife and 2-year-old child. He listens to his voicemail: Electra's mother, sick with worry, wants to know whether he has heard from her daughter. Electra's been missing for a long time. She's afraid something really bad has happened to her. Over the course of a long rainy day, Murphy finds himself alone in his apartment, reminiscing about the greatest love affair of his life, his two years with Electra. A burning passion full of promises, games, excesses and mistakes... The film stars Karl Glusman, Aomi Muyock and Klara Kristin...
- 6/29/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Riding into Cannes on a wave of hype and bodily fluids, Gaspar Noe's "Love" (our review) hit the midnight lineup, and brought erections, penetration and hardcore sex to cinephiles in 3D. And now the director's piece of arthouse smut is headed to cinemas and the first trailer is here and of course, it's Nsfw. Read: Why Gaspar Noé’s ‘Love’ Fails To Break The Curse Of Sex On Screen The loose story which leads to lots of sex follows Murphy (Karl Glusman), an American in Paris, who meets and falls hard for Electra (Aomi Muyock), with the movie following in flashback, their sexy, druggy, music filled, threesome experimenting affair. And yes, you'll see bits and pieces of all of that in this teaser which, appropriately enough, ends with a lot of white stuff filling the screen. "Love" opens in France on July 15th. It will be released in the United...
- 6/29/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
★★★☆☆ Trailing poster-fuelled controversy and its French director's reputation as an arch provocateur, Gaspar Noé's Nsfw 3D erotica Love (2015) was the most midnight of midnight movies at Cannes this year. The film tells the tale of a love affair played out by the only two twentysomethings in the western hemisphere without tattoos. Electra (Aomi Muyock) is a Parisian artist, who's sometimes heavy-handed with the ol' recreationals. Murphy (Karl Glusman) is the American film student who pontificates unconvincingly about what Noé thinks about cinema and falls desperately for Electra. Despite his ardour, the boy is flesh and blood and so tends to stray and is undone by man's old foe - pregnancy.
- 5/22/2015
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
The first 3D porn movie ever screened in official selection at the Cannes Film Festival has been sold to nearly 40 markets including Australia.
Gaspar Noé.s Love stars Karl Glusman as a young American reminiscing over an intense affair he had in Paris with Electra (Aomi Muyock). Her suggestion of a threesome with Omi (Klara Kristin) ultimately unravels their relationship.
.Its sexually explicit content, which might pose a problem in a handful of territories such as the Us, does not appeared to have deterred buyers,. Screen Daily drily reported.
Some reviewers rated the film as less scandalous and daring than the Argentinian-born French director.s previous efforts such as Irreversible (2002) and Enter The Void (2009).
.Even though one critic labelled Love the director.s tamest film, it hardly is that, considering the numerous, extremely graphic sex scenes in which nothing is left to the imagination,. Deadline.com.s Pete Hammond wrote.
Gaspar Noé.s Love stars Karl Glusman as a young American reminiscing over an intense affair he had in Paris with Electra (Aomi Muyock). Her suggestion of a threesome with Omi (Klara Kristin) ultimately unravels their relationship.
.Its sexually explicit content, which might pose a problem in a handful of territories such as the Us, does not appeared to have deterred buyers,. Screen Daily drily reported.
Some reviewers rated the film as less scandalous and daring than the Argentinian-born French director.s previous efforts such as Irreversible (2002) and Enter The Void (2009).
.Even though one critic labelled Love the director.s tamest film, it hardly is that, considering the numerous, extremely graphic sex scenes in which nothing is left to the imagination,. Deadline.com.s Pete Hammond wrote.
- 5/21/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Following on from his controversial "Irreversible" and "Enter the Void," filmmaker Gaspar Noe returned to the Cannes Film Festival this week with the sexually explicit ode to young romance and threesomes with "Love".
What makes "Love" unique is that along with being sexually explicit in a way so distinct to Noe, it has also been done in 3D. The first reviews are out and go into detail about what to expect in terms of the graphic nature of the film, though actual review reaction has sadly not been great.
The film centers around three people - young American film buff Murphy (Karl Glusman), brunette French artist and free spirit Electra (Aomi Muyock) with whom he has had a passionate romance, and his neighbour Omi (Klara Kristin) the blond woman he cheated with and got pregnant. The structure is carved up and jumps through different points in time over a two year span.
What makes "Love" unique is that along with being sexually explicit in a way so distinct to Noe, it has also been done in 3D. The first reviews are out and go into detail about what to expect in terms of the graphic nature of the film, though actual review reaction has sadly not been great.
The film centers around three people - young American film buff Murphy (Karl Glusman), brunette French artist and free spirit Electra (Aomi Muyock) with whom he has had a passionate romance, and his neighbour Omi (Klara Kristin) the blond woman he cheated with and got pregnant. The structure is carved up and jumps through different points in time over a two year span.
- 5/21/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Read More: Cannes Review: Hardcore Sex Isn't the Craziest Thing About Gaspar Noé's 3D 'Love' After last night's dizzying, electric midnight premiere of the 3D laced-in-pornography "Love," Argentinean-French shock-director Gaspar Noé was light and direct at today's midday press conference, fending questions about sex, love and 3D. Accompanied by his actors, Karl Glusman, Aomi Muyock and Klara Kristin (the latter two actresses making their film debuts), and speaking mostly in French (with a few stray responses in English), Noé's answers focused on feelings, censorship, and feelings on censorship. Below are the top highlights from the discussion. Transgression (Or Lack Thereof) in "Love"Answering a journalist's question about transgression in "Love," Noé said, "I don't have the impression that there's any transgression in the film," and cited the precedents of Pasolini and Buñuel, remarking that...
- 5/21/2015
- by Diana Drumm
- Indiewire
Stars of Gaspar Noé's Love, Aomi Muyock and Klara Kristin in Cannes. Photo: Richard Mowe Gaspar Noé is no stranger to controversy - and neither is Cannes Film Festival. Surrounded by hardcore hype, Noé who made Irreversible, with Monica Bellucci in an extended rape scene, as well as Enter The Void, now offers Love - in graphic 3D.
He has been talking for years about making a porn film that is also romantic and embraces sexuality in all its myriad guises and this would appear to be it.
It premiered at a packed midnight screening last night in the Grand Theatre Lumière and was unveiled to the media earlier today (May 21) to a mixture of boos and mild appreciation from some quarters.
Love director Gaspar Noé: "Sex is present in everyone’s life whatever their preferences" Photo: Richard Mowe It has no star names - American actor Karl Glusman...
He has been talking for years about making a porn film that is also romantic and embraces sexuality in all its myriad guises and this would appear to be it.
It premiered at a packed midnight screening last night in the Grand Theatre Lumière and was unveiled to the media earlier today (May 21) to a mixture of boos and mild appreciation from some quarters.
Love director Gaspar Noé: "Sex is present in everyone’s life whatever their preferences" Photo: Richard Mowe It has no star names - American actor Karl Glusman...
- 5/21/2015
- by Richard Mowe
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
[This review contains descriptions of graphic sexual acts.] Cannes — The first shot of Gaspar Noé’s new drama “Love” lets you know exactly what you’ve gotten yourself into. Murphy (Karl Glusman) and Electra (Aomi Muyock) are naked on a bed. She is giving him a hand job while he fingers her. The camera does not move. There is no cut to another shot. There is no music. And then, in what will be a common occurrence, Murphy ejaculates in Electra’s hand. Noé has given you ample warning of what’s ahead. This film will not simulate sex. The intercourse will be real and it will dominate the proceedings. After this initial scene the film jumps two years later and the actual narrative begins. Murphy, an American film student living in Paris, awakens in bed with his current companion, Omi (Klara Kristin). Their young son is crying and Murphy goes to try and calm him down. A...
- 5/21/2015
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
Exclusive: Wild Bunch sells Cannes title in more than 36 territories.
Wild Bunch has secured a slew of sales on Gaspar Noé’s steamy 3D Love, which rocked the Cannes Film Festival’s Palais du Cinema in the early hours of this morning (May 21).
One of the hottest red carpet tickets on the Croisette this week, Noé’s take on the intoxicating nature of love premiered in a packed out screening at the Grand Théâtre Lumière in a Midnight Screening.
The film stars Karl Glusman as Murphy, a young American reminiscing over an intense affair he had in Paris with Electra, played by Aomi Muyock, whose suggestion they try out a threesome with Omi (Klara Kristin) ultimately unravelled their relationship.
Its sexually explicit content, which might pose a problem in a handful of territories such as the Us, does not appeared to have deterred buyers, although whether they opt for the X-rated version of the artwork remains to be seen...
Wild Bunch has secured a slew of sales on Gaspar Noé’s steamy 3D Love, which rocked the Cannes Film Festival’s Palais du Cinema in the early hours of this morning (May 21).
One of the hottest red carpet tickets on the Croisette this week, Noé’s take on the intoxicating nature of love premiered in a packed out screening at the Grand Théâtre Lumière in a Midnight Screening.
The film stars Karl Glusman as Murphy, a young American reminiscing over an intense affair he had in Paris with Electra, played by Aomi Muyock, whose suggestion they try out a threesome with Omi (Klara Kristin) ultimately unravelled their relationship.
Its sexually explicit content, which might pose a problem in a handful of territories such as the Us, does not appeared to have deterred buyers, although whether they opt for the X-rated version of the artwork remains to be seen...
- 5/21/2015
- ScreenDaily
Okay, maybe it's a bit unfair to just call Gaspar Noe's new film Love a flat out porno without digging into the question of what is and isn't pornographic, but it sure as hell seems to suggest that's the case. After all, if the argument that it isn't pornography stems from the fact it has a story and porn films don't I think we're now arguing more over the quality of the filmmaking than the whether or not the film has a story or not. Granted, a horny housewife answering the front door and inviting the pizza man in for a little bit a touch, tumble and tickle might not exactly be the pinnacle of storytelling, but neither was Hot Pursuit so what the hell are you going to doc As for Love, it's premiering at the Cannes Film Festival this week and a few more details have arrived such...
- 5/19/2015
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Open Road is understood to have paid in the region of $4m for Us rights to Bleed For This starring Miles Teller.
The drama is in post and tells the story of the Italian-American world boxing champion who recovered from a broken neck sustained in a car accident and went on to win another title.
The Solution Entertainment Group handles international sales and Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel are executive producers.
CAA and Wme Global jointly represented Us rights. Open Road pounced after watching the promo but will not set a release date until after delivery.
That means there could be an awards season campagin this year or in 2016. If Bleed For This does open this year it would be the second high-profile drama about a boxer; the other being Southpaw, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal and will open in the Us via TWC on July 24.
Meanwhile Alchemy has confirmed its Us buy on Gaspar Noé’s Cannes...
The drama is in post and tells the story of the Italian-American world boxing champion who recovered from a broken neck sustained in a car accident and went on to win another title.
The Solution Entertainment Group handles international sales and Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel are executive producers.
CAA and Wme Global jointly represented Us rights. Open Road pounced after watching the promo but will not set a release date until after delivery.
That means there could be an awards season campagin this year or in 2016. If Bleed For This does open this year it would be the second high-profile drama about a boxer; the other being Southpaw, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal and will open in the Us via TWC on July 24.
Meanwhile Alchemy has confirmed its Us buy on Gaspar Noé’s Cannes...
- 5/17/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Alchemy has confirmed yesterday’s news that it acquired U.S. rights to Gaspar Noé's latest, Love. The sexual melodrama has a Midnight Screening berth here in Cannes on Wednesday. In 3D, it stars Karl Glusman, Aomi Muyock and Klara Kristin. Noé is best known to worldwide audiences for 2002's controversial Irreversible; he was last in Cannes in 2012 with Un Certain Regard omnibus 7 Days In Havana. Love's story follows a man over the course of a long rainy day as he…...
- 5/17/2015
- Deadline
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