An Affair of Love
Fine Line Features | Release Date: August 11, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
17
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Fonteyne edges closer than most to capturing the mysterious rhythms of liaisons -- pornographique, romantique, and otherwise. Read full review
90
Dallas ObserverLuke Y. Thompson
By boiling the characters down to the most basic emotions and eliminating lifestyle-specific idiosyncrasies, we can enter the world of the story with ease. Read full review
90
TNT RoughCutJ. Rentilly
A brilliant, haunting film.
88
Baltimore SunCheryl Lu-Lien Tan
A passionate, heart-wrenching film that is a must-see for any romantic.
88
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
An extraordinarily perfect little film: A bittersweet drama that explores sexuality and love, and their reverberations across the landscape of human emotions.
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
It is about the desiring itself, not about what they desire. That makes it more intriguing than if we knew their secret--and sexier. Read full review
88
San Francisco ChronicleBob Graham
The audience, too, will be sorry to see this fleeting, beautifully made French film end. Read full review
80
TimeRichard Schickel
This wee, discreet little movie has a certain rueful intelligence about the ways we rather carelessly talk ourselves into love--and out of it as well. Read full review
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
Sophisticated entertainment of the less-is-more school.
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Baye and Lopez are excellent, as always. Read full review
70
SalonStephanie Zacharek
Has the rare distinction of being slight and tragic at the same time. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
A film as romantic as its title. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
This movie really belongs to Baye and Lopez, both so skillful that they almost make you forget that what you're watching is close to a stunt--one oddly evocative of Graham Greene in its doomed romanticism but at times also minimalist to a fault. Read full review
70
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
This sweet, pensive gabfest is neither conventionally romantic nor pornographic. Read full review
70
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Smells much more like real life than the immediate mating that occurs between expensive movie stars on Hollywood soundstages. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeJay Carr
A bit of a cop-out, wrapping in wistful sentimentality a failure to acknowledge a connection that is more than epidermal.
63
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
Halfway through, it becomes clear that the filmmakers don't know how to end the film.
60
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
This short, gentle film is surprisingly involving. Read full review
60
Film.comRobert Horton
When the film is sexy, it's truly sexy, assuming that you believe sexiness has something to do with the exploration of a connection between people. Read full review
60
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
Ultimately too slight and opaque to inspire much ardor.
60
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
A delicate mood piece that owes much of its languorous charm to the understated intelligence of its two leads. Read full review
50
Washington PostRita Kempley
A bittersweet duet convincingly, if unexcitingly, performed by Baye and Lopez. Read full review
30
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Clearly, this is an affair to forget. Read full review
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