Love Life

Love Life

Based on the bestselling novel by Zeruya Shalev.

Directed by Maria Schrader

Produced by Transfax Film Productions, X Filme Creative Pool

2007113 min4.5 / 10

A psychologically complex drama about desire and deception, where an affair becomes a vehicle for exploring midlife crisis, power imbalance, and the darker currents beneath romantic attraction.

A married young academic falls under the sexual thrall of a much older man whose air of jaded ennui conceals a secret desire for vengeance.

Questions people ask

  • Is Love Life sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Love Life end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Love Life violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Love Life easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Love Life scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity41

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise2

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Love Life

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Love Life

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Love Life, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Love Life, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Love Life, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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