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An Affair of Love/Une liaison d'amour (Widescreen/Full Screen) [Import]

Nathalie Baye (Actor), Sergi López (Actor), Frédéric Fonteyne (Director) | Rated: R (Restricted) | Format: DVD
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Nathalie Baye and Sergi López are lonely lovers who meet through an ad in a singles magazine for anonymous sex and fall in love. Frederic Fonteyne's tender portrait of a brief affair is framed in flashback: the two lovers recall their relationship for an unseen interviewer (a technique that recalls Ingmar Bergman's Hour of the Wolf and Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives), putting on a tough, scarred front that hides their regret. In the flashbacks, however, Fonteyne captures a sense of discomfort and anticipation in their first meeting that turns relaxed and passionate as their relationship deepens. Baye's nervous smiles become genuine and joyful as she grows more confident in López's company, and he nicely straddles the line between nonchalant openness and emotional defensiveness. Fonteyne's naturalistic style is broken only for the almost surreal vision of the hotel where they meet: they pass through a hellish crimson hall before entering their room, a cool blue sanctuary--a heaven on the other side of purgatory. It was released under a different name in France, an ironic title that translates to A Pornographic Affair, but the film is a sensitive, delicate portrait of fragile souls who allow self-doubts and second guesses get in the way of their own honesty. --Sean Axmaker

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4.0 out of 5 stars A different kind of love story!!! Jun 21 2004
By Mark Twain
Format:DVD
An Affair of Love is a strange tale to say the least, but a strikingly fascinating one. The always wonderful Spanish actor Sergei Lopez (With a Friend Like Harry) and the beautiful Nathalie Bay (Catch Me if You Can), star as two unnamed strangers who meet weekly to fulfill their fantasy for "a pornographic affair".

The film has all the elements that attract the intellectual European movie goer, and all that is rejected by the typical American viewer. It is a love story with only two characters, and almost everything happens in just two locations (a restaurant and a hotel room). The drama is based on character development, rather than cheesy dialogue, and the eroticism is all but explicit. It is a love story, but it departs from the usual romantic comedy pattern and escapes the cheap predictable happy ending that spoils many American movies.

In the end, we are left with a simple story of un-realized love that is intense, beautiful, and poetic. This is a wonderful film, recommended to anyone who dares to try something different.

This is one affair worth diving into. B+

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5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional movie Mar 15 2004
By atmj
Format:DVD
I have a fondness for foreign films. They have a way of treating a subject matter in such a different way at times. This movie was no different. It has an innocence and viewpoint that had it been an American film, would have been entirely different. Also the age of the actors is refreshing that they are not in their 20s. These are mature adults. This is something I like in foreign films. Here in the US, youth dominates the movies scene. You almost forget there is life after 30.

This movie is done as an interview after the fact and through flashbacks. It is about a man and a woman that meet anonymously through an ad in a magazine. The woman had placed an ad, in order to fulfill a fantasy. They meet over several months and over time a relationship develops.
Through this interview, you begin to realize that they have developed a certain regard for one another, but the oddity of their relationship and never even sharing their names puts a certain restriction on their taking the relationship farther.
However, through a shared tragedy, they realize their feelings are not so easily ignored.

The actors are perfect in this story. The one scene with the two in bed where they opt for "normal sex" is so innocent, that you forget these are two strangers who have met for sex at that time for over 6 months. It is touching and cute in a way.

As odd as the premise is, this story is about relationships and how life can complicate our illusions. Some times what can never be; holds more promise than what is.

A very unique and compelling movie.

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5.0 out of 5 stars about the movie an affair of love Oct 6 2003
By Ang Poon Kah
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This movie basically talk about how a man get to know the woman and slowly turned into a relationship etc etc. The story for this movie is good BUT if you are that someone that would rather prefer lots of erotic scenes, get away from this title as there is not much of sex scenes inside. There is only one sex scene(the sitting method) where there is a blanket covering the body of the actress and actor.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A sensation!
One of the few French films that I could honestly say that I enjoyed. It was funny, romantic, sad and tragic all at once. Read more
Published on Dec 30 2001 by Diana Crass
5.0 out of 5 stars AN AFFAIR OF LOVE!
NATALIE BAYE--you remember her from "The Return of Marin Guerre!--and SERGI LOPEZ--he was in "Western"! Read more
Published on Oct 9 2001 by Michael Anthony Brenton
5.0 out of 5 stars The mystery of love
"An Affair of Love" was a fabulous film. It was a film about the nature of love and sex and what happens when the two get intertwined. Read more
Published on Oct 5 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars great portrait of love
It is surprisingly a billiant, subtle and real portrait of love, which though started as a random affair. Read more
Published on Sep 7 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars This was fantastic! Everyone should see it!
I loved this movie and it is without question now my favorite movie of all time. This is a fabulous film and even those who don't like sub-titles or can't speak French should give... Read more
Published on Aug 17 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this movie
Very real. Very personal. And very true to "adult", read 40 year old plus, love and intimacy.
Published on July 24 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars Phenomenal
This is my all time favorite film. The depiction of love...is absolutely amazing. I have made all my friends watch this movie, because I think it is so special. Read more
Published on Jun 27 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars An Adult film of love and misunderstanding
A man and a woman meet - perhaps through an ad, perhaps on the internet - and set aside some time weekly to indulge in a *fantasy*. Read more
Published on April 11 2001 by Reine des Coeurs
5.0 out of 5 stars a tragedy of misunderstanding
I found this movie a sad recreation of the Romeo & Juliet plot that proves once again you should speak your own mind and not try to read someone else's when emotions are... Read more
Published on April 2 2001
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent adult movie
This is the kind of movie that truly justifies the phrase "adult movie". Its an intelligent, thought provoking film about how we establish relationships. Read more
Published on Feb 22 2001
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