The Nature of Love

Showings

The Main 1 Wed, Apr 17 4:20 PM
The Main 3 Sun, Apr 21 11:15 AM
Film Info
Accessibility:HI
Captions:SUB
Festival:MSPIFF43
Festival Programs:Expanded Horizons
Films by Women
Release Year:2023
Runtime:112 min
Country/Region:Canada
France
Language:French
Print Source:Music Box Films
Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvxHTSVkvWA
Tags:Drama
Romance
Dramedy
Francophone
Women Directors
Cast/Crew
Director:Monia Chokri
Executive Producer:Philippe Lombart
Producer:Nancy Grant
Sylvain Corbeil
Nathanaël Karmitz
Elisha Karmitz
Cinematographer:André Turpin
Screenwriter:Monia Chokri
Editor:Pauline Gaillard
Composer:Emile Sornin
Principal Cast:Magalie Lépine Blondeau
Pierre-Yves Cardinal
Francis-William Rhéaume

Description

Sophia and Xavier have been together for over a decade, but they seem like an old couple, comfortable more than passionate. When Xavier hires Sylvain, a charismatic and handsome contractor, the door to passion is opened to Sophia.

Sophia is in her 40s, an acclaimed professor who loves Xavier, but the sparks seem to have cooled many years ago. When one of their close friends gets divorced, Sophia begins to reconsider her life, and when Sylvain enters her life, she is smitten. But nothing is as it seems in this surprising film that unapologetically embraces the tropes of romance even as it obliterates them.

“As sharp and perceptive as it is funny.” –Wendy Ide, Screen International