Love Songs
IFC Films | Release Date: March 21, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
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Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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88
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
The result is a bittersweet trifle one can conceivably fall in love with, and Honore's best film so far. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Chiara Mastroianni charms here just as her maman, Catherine Deneuve, did in Demy's 1964 classic. Read full review
80
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
You could describe Love Songs, as a blend of François Truffaut's wistful Parisian sentimentalism and Pedro Almodóvar's acrid polysexual comedy, which were never far apart to begin with (given the difference in climate and native temperament between France and Spain). Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Chiara Mastroianni, whose mom, Catherine Deneuve, starred in Demy's "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" (1964), appears here as Julie's sister. Vive la New Wave. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Sings in the key of life. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid Wiegand
A surprisingly joyous musical. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)David Edelstein
Honoré has proven you can make a movie musical in which style doesn’t upstage content--a movie musical that blossoms from the inside out. Read full review
70
VarietyJay Weissberg
Likeable film doesn't measure up to helmer Christophe Honore's previous "Inside Paris," stumbling a bit in capturing the genuine grief that sits at its heart, though once again his feel for family is unerring and some of pic's greatest charms come from the warmth they inspire. Read full review
70
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
The girl-boy-girl threesome, which turns out to be short-lived, is perhaps the most straightforward emotional configuration in this odd, witty, touching film. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
An attractive and talented young cast brings this graceful film alive in all its tenderness and emotion. Read full review
70
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Yes, it's weird. But it's wild card weird, with that thrill of never knowing what's coming next or when these Parisians are going to get musical on us. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
Love Songs is definitely daring, but too much of it seems calculated to lead up to a final line about how to guard against grief. Read full review
60
Village VoiceScott Foundas
That Honoré knows a lot about movies is beyond question--but from first frame to last, Love Songs stays as icy to the touch as Julie's premature corpse. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
So French you may have to buy your ticket in euros, Christophe Honoré's musical trifle feels ready-made for emotionally woozy undergraduates. Read full review
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