Love Songs

To anyone who doubts that director Christophe Honoré considers himself the spiritual heir to the French New Wave, he proclaims his affiliation as boldly as he can in the freewheeling first 15 minutes of Love Songs.

Sensitively using song to express grief, passion and ennui, this is a cineaste’s delight.

The love affairs of the film's characters aren't merely expressions of fluid sexual desire but an acknowledgement of the interconnectedness of human life...

...the film transcends that devotion to become an affecting, vibrantly-acted work in its own right. More importantly, it easily eludes the pitfalls of kitsch or snarky irony. Lovely.

...a bittersweet trifle one can conceivably fall in love with, and Honore's best film so far.