The Names of Love

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The Names of Love

R,

2011,

1h 44m,

Comedy

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72%

50 Reviews

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78%

1,000+ Ratings

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72%

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50 Reviews

78%

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1,000+ Ratings

A sheltered scientist (Jacques Gamblin) and a sexy political activist (Sara Forestier) have a May-December romance.

Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

Oct 21, 2011

3.5/5

What is so surprising -- even exhilarating -- about The Names of Love is that it shucks off the desultory roadblocks that engine the modern romantic comedy.

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Bill Goodykoontz

Arizona Republic

Sep 1, 2011

3.5/5

It's always entertaining, and it boasts a terrific performance from Sara Forestier.

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Tom Long

Detroit News

Aug 26, 2011

B+

A bit jarring while still totally disarming, The Names of Love stirs the pot in more ways than one.

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Ellie Lucas

From the Front Row

Aug 6, 2019

2/4

Every bit as anonymous and lost as its cartoonish, cookie cutter characters, who whittle down the cultural complexities of a diverse France into a stale and toothless romantic comedy.

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Kelly Jane Torrance

Washington Examiner

Jan 8, 2019

3.5/5

A film with such a clever premise could easily slide from satire to silliness. But "The Names of Love is fun without being too farcical.

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Sean Burns

Philadelphia Weekly

May 3, 2015

Inspires a strange fascination, thanks mostly to an sometimes awe-inspiring indifference to matters of propriety or good taste.

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Harry S

Oct 5, 2018

-Spoiler- Movie shows the fact of being abused , how affective that would be on feelings and how that would effect people's life. My favourite quote of movie is ; In junior high, I won't go out with boys as I'm scared they'll gind out I have a problem with sex. In high school I sleep around as I'm scared they'll find out I have a problem with sex. So my future career I have 2 choices; pedophile or whore. I'll choose whooring.

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Michel Leclerc

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Jacques Gamblin

Arthur Martin

Sara Forestier

Baya Benmahmoud

Zinedine Soualem

Mohamed Benhmamoud

Carole Franck

Cécile Delivet Benmahmoud

Jacques Boudet

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Synopsis

A sheltered scientist (Jacques Gamblin) and a sexy political activist (Sara Forestier) have a May-December romance.

Director: Michel Leclerc
Producer: Caroline Adrian, Antoine Rein, Fabrice Goldstein
Screenwriter: Baya Kasmi, Michel Leclerc
Distributor: Music Box Films
Production Co: TF1 Droits Audiovisuels, Karé Productions, Delante Films
Rating: R (Some Language|Sexual Content|Graphic Nudity)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 15, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 6, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $513.2K
Runtime: 1h 44m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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