Like Someone in Love

IFC Films | Release Date: February 15, 2013

7.2	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 36 Ratings

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TVJerryApr 8, 2013

Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami travels to Japan for this film about a young hooker who becomes involved with an old professor. Any movie that starts with a long, inert first scene is gonna be slow, but this one takes the prize. First is aIranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami travels to Japan for this film about a young hooker who becomes involved with an old professor. Any movie that starts with a long, inert first scene is gonna be slow, but this one takes the prize. First is a restaurant with 2 locked-down cameras for 10 min. Second is in a cab for 15 min, while listens to 8 voicemail msgs. You get the idea. At one point the old man fell asleep behind the wheel of the car for more than a minute. All sequences take place in real time with static camera and low key performances. I had plenty of time to answer a few emails and not miss a thing (even in subtitles) and may be the only person in Richmond to see this. It does have a pretty surprising shaggy dog ending.… Expand

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LynAug 31, 2014

Why, exactly, does the elderly retired professor request a call girl? Why is he so taken by the girl, who is quite dim and vacant? Why doesn't he ask questions that would help him to actually understand her situation? You may or may notWhy, exactly, does the elderly retired professor request a call girl? Why is he so taken by the girl, who is quite dim and vacant? Why doesn't he ask questions that would help him to actually understand her situation? You may or may not formulate theories to answer these questions, but in any case, no one in the movie seems to be "like someone in love."… Expand

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amirreza1Oct 18, 2014

A Kiarostami Movie I watch 3 times.
And I like to watch it again.
I like how the movie tells the story. I like the situation. Showing the pains and bad points of life with Poetry atmosphere. Its in top 10 of best movies i watched in 2013

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pesho_oneDec 24, 2014

Again, a weird movie. Not necessarily bad, per say, but definitely not for everyone. I for once, weren't that bothered by the way it was shot. I would qualify it as a bit pretentious, lazy kind of scene development. Things like fixed camerasAgain, a weird movie. Not necessarily bad, per say, but definitely not for everyone. I for once, weren't that bothered by the way it was shot. I would qualify it as a bit pretentious, lazy kind of scene development. Things like fixed cameras for too long, unnecessary events that take time, prolonged looks and mimics and overall very small total count of scenes. You are going to feel the low budget (scene-wise), but the good news is that the acting is as natural as I can imagine - all the performances are great.

And while it is definitely a slow movie, it somehow succeed to keep me hooked, probably because of the intense dialog and unexpected developments. So, yes, it was entertaining for me, but there is a BUT and it goes like this:

I don't like it as a whole, because it didn't really go anywhere. It happens to make a common mistake, similar to other movies - it hooks you with the questions you are going to ask yourself, but never actually bothers to answer any one of them. 6 out of 10 praising the strong acting and character's intensity.… Expand

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JLuis_001Jul 18, 2021

There's a message buried in this film. I know that.
But what is it? That I'm not really sure.
The characters and their story are not something I could classify as hollow, or simply dissenting, but they're clearly characters who don't have aThere's a message buried in this film. I know that.
But what is it? That I'm not really sure.

The characters and their story are not something I could classify as hollow, or simply dissenting, but they're clearly characters who don't have a very explicit definition.
We know very little about them, both at the beginning and at the end.

Their motives are not transparent, their expectations and therefore their longings do not seem defined either.

The story is simple in nature, but I can tell you clearly that it's constructed in order for you to interpret it your own way.

I can't deny the director was perhaps very sure about what he was doing and what he was trying to say, but the film he delivers never seems to establish that.
Its own ending so open, so strange and so abrupt is proof enough that Kiarostami wants you to seek your own conclusions.

Whether or not you are right, I think is the least important issue.… Expand

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S_Ali_btJun 22, 2022

I always liked kiarostami.and this movie made me love him.
realy grate performans and storyline.
shots are just perfect.
one of best experienses i ever had.

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