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Summary Sophia, a 40-year-old philosophy professor, has been in a stable and conventional marriage to Xavier for a decade. From gallery openings to endless dinner parties, ten years have flown by. When Sophia meets Sylvain, a craftsman renovating the couple’s new country house, Sophia’s world is turned upside down. The two begin a passionate aff...

Directed By: Monia Chokri

Written By: Monia Chokri

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  • 2024
  • Music Box Films
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  • Music Box Films
  • 1 h 50 m

The Nature of Love

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
80
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary Sophia, a 40-year-old philosophy professor, has been in a stable and conventional marriage to Xavier for a decade. From gallery openings to endless dinner parties, ten years have flown by. When Sophia meets Sylvain, a craftsman renovating the couple’s new country house, Sophia’s world is turned upside down. The two begin a passionate aff...

Directed By: Monia Chokri

Written By: Monia Chokri

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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11% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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100
Jul 5, 2024
The Nature of Love is a rom-com for the ages, examining the confoundment we find when trying to understand our deepest human feelings, and doing it with the deserved spectrum of “oohs” “hahas” and “oh gods.”
By Peyton Robinson FULL REVIEW
91
Jul 17, 2024
Monia Chokri‘s brilliant feature is one of the sharpest cinematic examinations of the paradoxical expectations we place on our relationships in the 21st century.
By Christian Zilko FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 3, 2024
Playful in its blocking and heavy on Altmanesque zooms, the movie’s textured visual language complements the script’s comedic and dramatic concerns, enhancing their impact rather than being an excessive distraction.
By Josh Slater-Williams FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 25, 2024
The Nature of Love refreshingly centers the female adulterer’s experience, in a richly comic mode.
By Catherine Bray FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 25, 2024
This Quebecois romantic comedy is as sharp and perceptive as it is funny.
By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 30, 2024
The Nature of Love engages with the stylings and bubbly tonality of the classic rom-com in ironic fashion, along the way exploring complex aspects of human behavior.
By Wes Greene FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 2, 2024
The fussy visual style that keeps drawing attention to itself does its best to prevent us from becoming absorbed in this tempestuous romance.
By Ryan Gilbey FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Metafilms, MK Films, Fonds Quebecor, Société Radio-Canada, Crave, Canal+, Ciné+, Arte Cofinova 19, Cinémage 17
Release Date Jul 5, 2024
Duration 1 h 50 m
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Awards

Canadian Screen Awards, CA
• 4 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
César Awards, France
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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