Great Film: It's All About Love
A film that really is 'about love' than just a cheesy portrayal
If Dogville shows the new directions taken by Director Lars von Trier since
Dogme, It's All About Love shows the very different creativity of Dogme
co-founder Thomas Vinterberg.
John (Joaquin Phoenix) is planning to meet his wife Elena between flights in
order to have divorce papers signed. Their marriage has broken down some
years ago. It is as if their 'calendars are written in different languages.'
Things are not what they seem. And things don't go as planned.
It's All About Love is set in the near future but defies the sci-fi or any
other genre tag. Attention is focussed on the title, what love is really
about. What happens when a relationship ends? When you still ‘love' someone
but no longer want to be part of each other's world? When the other person
seems like almost another person to the one you knew? It's All about Love
looks at parallel emotional dislocation and its extension into the physical
world, a world near the brink of cosmic collapse. It contains images of
stunning beauty and is also jarring and artistically innovative. It's
probably also the quirkiest movie since David Lynch's Mulholland
Drive.
Cast
- Marciello played by Sean Penn
- John played by Joaquin Phoenix
- Production Assistant (as Indra Ove) played by Indra Ové
- Elena played by Claire Danes
- Michael played by Douglas Henshall
- David played by Alun Armstrong
- Betsy played by Margo Martindale
