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Actors: Sabine Azéma, Pierre Arditi, André Dussollier, Fanny Ardant, Jean Dasté
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Love Unto Death |
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LOVE UNTO DEATH (L'Amour ŕ Mort) is a movie directed by Alain Resnais in 1984. The picture earned 5 nominations for the French Academy Awards.
After having been declared dead by the family doctor, Pierre Arditi miraculously comes back to life. From this moment on, Pierre and his girlfriend Sabine Azéma want to benefit the maximum of the life. But Pierre feels a strange nostalga for the special moments he experienced when everybody thought he was dead. In the following weeks, Pierre's health is degraded quickly and Pierre will finally die in Sabine Azéma's arms.
The young woman swears over the dead body that she'll join him soon. For days, Fanny Ardant and André Dussollier, a married couple of pasteurs, will try to dissuade Sabine from committing suicide. The three friends will have a number of conversations about life about death and the position of the Church about suicide.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Love Unto Death |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Religion themed film?
Yes
Lover is...
- physically ill or deformed
Coping with loss of loved one?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- scientist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- religious figure
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Forest?
Yes
Misc setting
- scientific labs
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- sex under blankets
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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