L'Amour à mort
1984 Drama / Romance
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Summary
During an archaeological survey, Simon meets and falls in love with Elisabeth. They
share a few months of passionate love before Simon has a seizure and is proclaimed dead
by his doctor. Miraculously, Simon is revived but he is changed by his near-death
experience. Elizabeth is terrified of losing Simon for good, but Simon refuses to
have any medical examinations. She seeks the support of her friends, Judith
and Jérôme, both pastors, but they are unable to share her anguish and cannot
understand the nature of her love for Simon…
Review
Whilst not in the league of Resnais’ earlier cinematic achievements, L’Amour à
mort offers a solemn and unusual meditation on the relationship between love and death.
The intense performances from the four lead actors (Resnais’ dream team Arditi, Ardant,
Dussollier and Azéma from the director’s preceding film La
vie est un roman) is perhaps the film’s strongest selling point.
The film is far less satisfying than most of Resnais’ other films, although it does offer a distinctly unsettling experience. Unfortunately the somewhat abstract narrative, laden with trite references to scripture and the paranormal, punctuated by inexplicable musical interludes with images of black space, makes this a heavy and somewhat inaccessible film. © James Travers 2002 Write a review for this film... |
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