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Love

Kjærlighet

Dag Johan Haugerud has a lot on his mind. His “Oslo Trilogy” (Sex — which played at VIFF last year — and Dreams) puts us all the metaphorical couch to examine social and psychological attitudes towards romantic and physical attachment in our time. It’s an ambitious agenda, but also rich terrain for comedy, pathos, and philosophy — and that’s what he delivers in Love, which trains a quizzical eye on the trysts of a female doctor, Marianne (Andrea Bræin Hovig), and her colleague, a gay male nurse, Tor (Tayo Cittadella Jacobsen).

This being now, dating apps figure large as Marianne decides to take a leaf out of Tor’s playbook and experiment with meaningless sex… Meanwhile Tor begins to reconsider and looks for a different kind of connection.

Critics have compared the film to Richard Linklater’s Before trilogy, Eric Rohmer’s Moral Tales, and to The Worst Person in the World, which will be recommendation enough for discerning filmgoers.

A refreshing delight. Honest, thoughtful, and daringly talky as it observes modern dating customs in the age of apps.

Leslie Felperin, Hollywood Reporter

Breezy, sexy, thoughtful… rather radical: a tender, gently observed relationship study that places as much stock in casual sex as in seeking a soulmate.

Guy Lodge, Variety

Satisfying, thoughtful […] Love is a drama about choice, chance and the carpe diem imperative, especially in the face of illness and emotional distress.

Jonathan Romney, Screen International

Director

Dag Johan Haugerud

Cast

Andrea Bræin Hovig, Tayo Cittadella Jacobsen, Marte Engebrigtsen, Lars Jacob Holm, Thomas Gullestad, Marian Saastad Ottesen, Morten Svartveit

Credits
Country of Origin

Norway

Year

2024

Language

In Norwegian with English subtitles

19+
119 min
Motlys

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Friday September 12

4:10 pm
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Saturday September 13

2:20 pm
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Sunday September 14

5:15 pm
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Thursday September 18

5:40 pm
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Saturday September 20

3:00 pm
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Credits

Producer

Yngve Sæther, Hege Hauff Hvattum

Screenwriter

Dag Johan Haugerud

Cinematography

Cecilie Semec

Editor

Jens Christian Fodstad

Original Music

Peder Kjellsby

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