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LoveTrue

2016

Alma Har'el

Documentary

6.2

51

Documentary A cinematic essay exposing naïve notions of the existence of something as ephemeral as “true” love that is free of pain. Three protagonists guide us through their personal stories: Alaskan stripper Blake, Hawaiian-raised freethinker Willie, and a New Yorker named Victory who sings about her sorrow.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Jordan Hoffman The Guardian	"Dreamy, evocative – and just a bit dull (...) While well shot, their stories just aren’t that interesting (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"Human love (...) is a slippery subject for an 82-minute documentary to wrap its arms around, but (...) 'LoveTrue' makes a virtue of that elusiveness."	POS
United States	Stephen Farber The Hollywood Reporter	"There’s still something novel about the experiments that Har’el undertakes"	POS
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Empire	"Photographed like an art film and hauntingly scored by Flying Lotus, this conceptually bold treatise on love touches hearts and minds alike (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Tom Huddleston Time Out	"This is documentary as visual art: a quiet, empathetic, occasionally unfocused but visually gorgeous exploration of the many meanings of love (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Kimber Myers IndieWire	"This documentary is less an exercise for the brain than it is one for the heart and soul with its stunning visuals taking over when its narrative can’t quite reach its aims"	POS

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