In Praise Of Love (Éloge de l'amour)

Critics Consensus

Jean-Luc Godard remains a challenging filmmaker with admirable ambition, but In Praise of Love is too self-indulgent and bereft of stylistic pleasure to engage beyond the auteur's most patient fans.

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Cinematic iconoclast Jean-Luc Godard returns to the front ranks of contemporary filmmaking while embracing the digital video revolution (no great surprise, given his eager and early embrace of video technology in the 1970s) with this drama. In the first part of the film, shot on 35 mm black-and-white film, a filmmaker named Edgar (Bruno Putzulu) is in the midst of a casting session with his producers, looking for the leading lady for his next film. More interested in discussing philosophy than in the nuts and bolts of the character, Edgar speaks with a number of actresses before he encounters Elle (Cecile Camp); he's fascinated by her, and is certain he's met her somewhere before, but can't tell where or when. Eventually, Edgar decides Elle is the right person for the role, but he then discovers she has died. In the second part of the film, produced using color digital video equipment, Edgar flashes back to the moment when he first met Elle -- he's meeting with an elderly couple who survived the Holocaust and have sold their life story to a Hollywood movie producer. While meeting the couple as a guest of an old friend and historian (Jean Lacouture) interested in their story, he's introduced to the couple's granddaughter, a law student who has offered to take a look at their contract -- Elle.
  • Rating:
    R
  • Genre:
    Art House & International, Drama
  • Directed By:
    Jean-Luc Godard
  • Written By:
    Jean-Luc Godard
  • In Theaters:
     limited
  • On Disc/Streaming:
  • Box Office:
    $38,844
  • Runtime:
  • Studio:
    Manhattan Pictures International

Cast

Bruno Putzulu
as Edgar
Cécile Camp
as Elle
Jean Davy
as Grandfather
Francoise Verny
as Grandmother
Francois Verny
Audrey Klebaner
as Eglantine
Jeremie Lippmann
as Perceval
Claude Baignieres
as Mr. Rosenthal
Remo Forlani
as Mayor Forlani
Mark Hunter
as U.S. Journalist
Jeremy Lippman
Philippe Lyrette
Jean Lacouture
as Historian
Philippe Loyrette
as Philippe
Bruno Mesrine
as Magician
Djelloul Beghoura
as Algerian Man
Violeta Ferrer
as Woman 1
Valerie Ortlieb
as Woman 2
Serge Spira
as Homeless Man
Stéphanie Jaubert
as Young Girl
Jean-Henri Roger
as Mayor Forlani's Aide
Lemmy Constantine
as U.S. Assistant
William Doherty
as U.S. Official
M. Collot
Marie-Françoise Audollent
Noel Simsolo
Marceline Loridan Ivens
as Woman in Movie Theatre
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Audience Reviews for In Praise Of Love (Éloge de l'amour)

  • Jan 09, 2012
    I am just waiting for the cinephiles to jump all over me. A measly three stars for the return of the great Godard. The truth is that I wasn't terribly moved..and perhaps I wasn't meant to be. It's over my head.
    John B Super Reviewer
  • Nov 17, 2010
    Visually stunning but dull and pretentious. Godard has lost it.
    Jonny B Super Reviewer
  • Aug 31, 2008
    The usage of challenging montage and hews aren't an important advantage of this Godard flick.Le dialogue probablement to semi-quote another movie.Naturally,incorporating novels/poetry in the midst of affection and ashes of past loves brings new reactions from both critics and investigating audiences.Condemning the U.S. on past events isn't our problem as well.It's repetition.Godard's films are so clever,it's impossible to rate them fewer than this (unless they're heavily experimental?),I just felt he was cockier than before.
    Dimitris S Super Reviewer
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