| | Love Songs DVD
| Category | Foreign Films DVDs, Musical Movies, Love Triangles Videos, French, Paris, France, France | | Starring | Louis Garrel, Chiara Mastroianni, Ludivine Sagnier, Clotilde Hesme, Yannick Renier, Jean-Marie Winling, Brigitte Rouan, Alice Butaud, Gregoire Leprince-Ringuet | | Director | Christophe Honoré | | Composer | Alexandre Beaupain | | Director of Photography | Remy Chevrin | | Lyricist | Alexandre Beaupain | | Producer | Paulo Branco | | Screenwriter | Christophe Honoré |
Christophe Honor follows-up Dan Paris with this modernist musical about love and loss in Paris. Taking its cue from Jacques Demy's The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, the film is divided into three sections-- the departure, the absence, and the return. The film features 14 songs by composer Alex Beaupain. Stars: Louis Garrel (Dans Paris, The Dreamers), Ludivine Sagnier (Swimming Pool, 8 Women), Chiara Mastroianni. Director Christophe Honoré pays homage to French cinema of the 1960s with LOVE SONGS (LES CHANSONS D'AMOUR). Though it borrows its structure from Jacques Demy's classic THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG, this modern musical paints its sad story in much darker colors than its predecessor. LOVE SONGS begins with Parisian lovers Ismaël (Louis Garrel, THE DREAMERS) and Julie (Ludivine Sagnier, SWIMMING POOL) adding a third person to their relationship to add spice to their dying romance. Alice (Clotilde Hesme, REGULAR LOVERS) works with Ismaël in his job at a newspaper, and she shows instant chemistry with both partners. But tragedy soon divides the lovers, and Ismaël is left to cope in the best way he can: through love.
While LOVE SONGS echoes the three-act format of THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG--"the departure," "the absence," and "the return"--Honoré's film is a much bleaker, more realistic offering. The candy colors of Cherbourg are gone, replaced by a dreary looking Paris, where it constantly rains and the characters are forever lacking umbrellas. Even though Garrel, Saigner, Hesme, and the rest of the cast burst into song, the film has far more in common with Honoré's other dramas than with typical musicals. In his third collaboration with the director after DANS PARIS and MA MERE, Garrel is a fascinating physical and emotional presence. He ably leaps between Ismaël's sadness and the lightness of physical comedy. Fans of French cinema may recognize costar Chiara Mastroianni, who is the daughter of legend Catherine Deneuve, the luminous star of THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG.
Love Songs Reviews: "[The filmmakers] update the spirit of Jacques Demy's THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG for a new youthquake generation."-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly "So well integrated are the songs, which enrich the story and its characters immeasurably, that dialogue flows into them with an easy naturalness. An attractive and talented young cast brings this graceful film alive in all its tenderness and emotion."-- Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times "[A] musical by stealth....The actors quietly begin singing, with complete sincerity and without undue concern for vocal technique, when they find themselves unable to express their emotions."-- Kristin M. Jones, Film Comment "The melodies are charming....It takes some nerve nowadays to conceive a musical that is both realistic and earnest....LOVE SONGS is a worthy and intriguing experiment..."-- A. O. Scott, New York Times Love Songs | List Price | $24.95 (You save $5.40) | | Studio | Genius Productions | | Orig Year | 2008 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  73695  | | CD Universe Part number | 7625063 | | Catalog number | 81476 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Nov 11, 2008 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Also Known As | Chansons d'amour | | Running Time | 91 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen |
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