Average Rating: 5.5/10
Reviews Counted: 71
Fresh: 34 | Rotten: 37
Not as charming as it could have been, Triumph of Love plays too broadly and amounts to little more than a trifle.
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Critic Reviews: 27
Fresh: 13 | Rotten: 14
Not as charming as it could have been, Triumph of Love plays too broadly and amounts to little more than a trifle.
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A beautiful princess (Mira Sorvino) whose throne is threatened falls in love at first sight with the rightful heir to the throne, a lonely young man named Agis (Jay Rodan), in Clare Peploe's romantic comedy Triumph of Love. The film was adapted from an 18th century play by Marivaux. Peploe's husband, Bernardo Bertolucci, co-wrote the script and produced the film, which was shot, mostly handheld, on 16 mm. Sorvino plays a princess whose father murdered the father of Agis and took his power. Her
PG-13, 1 hr. 47 min.
Apr 12, 2002 Wide
Oct 29, 2002
$0.3M
Paramount Classics
All Critics (73) | Top Critics (28) | Fresh (34) | Rotten (37) | DVD (5)
I was periodically put off by a certain self-consciousness of delivery.
The characters in Triumph of Love are trifles, so that the farcical situation, which depends on the audience buying quick changes of heart -- like falling in love in an instant -- has no resonance.
In short, a film dependent on deception relies on the Clark Kent school of disguise, and it doesn't work.
It could have been something special, but two things drag it down to mediocrity -- director Clare Peploe's misunderstanding of Marivaux's rhythms, and Mira Sorvino's limitations as a classical actress.
The kind of nervous film that will either give you a mild headache or exhilarate you.
The entire cast is first-rate, especially Sorvino.
Okay princess story -- nothing special.
The characters jabber away, the premise becomes ever more improbable, and you may well find yourself drifting to sleep.
Great fun.
Nope.
This gender-bending romp is enjoyably witty, even if it feels rather long and pointless.
It is the audience who will feel duped even more than the characters in the film.
A concoction of airy artifice.
Failed experiments are in general very educational, but that doesn't mean that you have to see it.
Sorvino, Stirling and Rodan are fine as the youth contingent, but the film belongs to Kingsley and Shaw.
Never has a costume drama been so much fun.
...the close-to-two-hour running time stretches this decidedly thin premise much further than it has any right to.
The Triumph of Love is, indeed, a triumph of love: love of performance, love of joy, and, above all else, love of love itself.
A frivolous flutter through the art of seduction, Triumph of Love is a visually sumptuous costumer set in exquisite gardens and villas in Tuscany. Worth seeing for its gorgeous setting alone, this lively farce about politics, position and passion allows
...unspeakably, unbearably dull, featuring reams of flatly delivered dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted.
This witty movie/play will keep you on the edge of your seat and guessing to the end, "Will she get her love or won't she." Very charming movie.
October 3, 2007
You can tell it was originally a play meant for the 17th century courts of France. That doesn't mean that it was meant to be made into a movie...and personally, I would have rather seen it done as a play...I would have liked it more. Though I did love Ben Kingsley!
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