Love Is All You Need

Love Is All You Need

It started when everything was over.

Directed by Susanne Bier

Produced by Zentropa Entertainments, Zentropa International Sweden

2012116 min6.0 / 10

A warm, character-driven romantic comedy about a woman rebuilding her life after cancer and infidelity, set against the beauty of an Italian seaside wedding.

Ida, a Danish hairdresser who has lost her hair to cancer, returns home from the hospital one day to find her husband is cheating on her. She decides to travel to Italy on her own for her daughter's wedding, but discovers on arriving that the wedding gathering will present its own challenges.

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  • Is Love Is All You Need violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Love Is All You Need scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Love Is All You Need sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Love Is All You Need easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Love Is All You Need end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

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21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity46

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Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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