In Praise of Love (Éloge de l'amour) 22 years old

In Praise of Love

Someone we hear talking - but whom we do not see - speaks of a project which describes the four key moments of love: meeting, physical passion, arguments/separation and making up. This project is to be told through three couples: young, adult and old. We do not know if the project is for a play, a film, a novel or an opera. The author of the project is always accompanied by a kind of servant. Meanwhile, two years earlier, an American civil servant meets with an elderly French couple who had fought in the Resistance during World War II, brokering a deal with a Hollywood director to buy the rights to tell their story. The members of the old couple's family discuss heatedly questions of nation, memory and history.

Credits

In Praise of Love Cast

Name Character
Audrey Klebaner as Eglantine
Jérémie Lippmann He was 22, now 45 years old as Perceval
Bruno Putzulu He was 34, now 56 years old as Edgar
Françoise Verny She was 72, 76 years old when she died as Grandmother
Cecile Camp as Elle
Jean Davy He was 90, 89 years old when he died as Grandfather

In Praise of Love Crew

Name Department
Julien Hirsch as Director of Photography. He was 37 (now 59) years old Camera
Ruth Waldburger as Producer. She was 50 (now 73) years old Production
Alain Sarde as Producer. He was 49 (now 72) years old Production
Stéphane Foenkinos as Casting. He was 32 (now 54) years old Production
Raphaële Urtin as Editor. Editing
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In Praise of Love (22 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, May 16, 2001
  • Runtime: 97 minutes