SummaryWhat happens when you lose the foundation of your family? In the wake of a husband and father’s death, the family members he leaves behind find themselves adrift—and in danger of drifting apart—as they each try to find meaning in a world without the man who held them together. Mother Suzanne (Andie MacDowell) tentatively seeks companionship—but h... Read More
Directed By:Russell Harbaugh
Written By:Russell Harbaugh, Eric Mendelsohn
Love After Love
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Universal Acclaim
84
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5.3
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
93% Positive
13 Reviews
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7% Mixed
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Mar 28, 2018
91
In its way, this small, handcrafted, and immaculately well-realized feature challenges the limited way that movies tend to depict loss.
Mar 30, 2018
90
The performances could hardly be better — with the exception of O’Dowd, who’s good but maybe needed to find just one redeeming moment. (The writers could have helped.) As for Andie McDowell, I haven’t changed my thinking about her amateurish work in almost everything but "Sex, Lies, and Videotape," but I also see that with the right material her inward demeanor can be powerful.
Apr 17, 2018
88
Love After Love meanders through richly observed and sometimes startlingly funny scenes, never attempting to force the drama. The richly drawn characters stumble toward healing in ways that are refreshingly honest.
80
Elegant and unsentimental, this is a minor-key, wintry ensemble piece with an emotional hold that sneaks up on you.
Mar 29, 2018
75
In every scene, the film's cutting is dictated by the turbulent pace of the characters' inner lives.
Apr 19, 2018
60
The ways in which Love After Love is successful at portraying the grief process is also what makes it at times wildly unpleasant to watch.
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Jul 25, 2018
6
First time feature director Russell Harbaugh uses a technique of skipping in time during the movie and leaves it to the viewer to figure it all out. I'm not a big fan of that technique, and I believe many viewers will find it a turn-off. Despite that and the fact that some of the main characters are quite flawed and unlikable, I was able to find enough of interest here to stay with the movie, although normally this type of film would not appeal to me. I imagine I wanted to see how the angry undercurrents and dysfunction of the family, led by Andie MacDowell, were going to play out. All in all, it can be most difficult to watch but I thought it at least earned a fair rating in my book.
Production Company:
- Secret Engine
- Weedon Media
Release Date:Mar 30, 2018
Duration:1 h 31 m
Awards
Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Netia Off Camera International Festival of Independent Cinema
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
