I Am Love

It demands an audience that desires sumptuousness in their cinema, complete with bravado camerawork and meaningful, metaphoric passages to dissect. ” Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review

Before CHALLENGERS or CALL ME BY YOUR NAME there was I AM LOVE, come celebrate with us its’ 15th Anniversary. Luca Guadagnino beloved masterpiece starring Tilda Swinton is forever enchanting on the silver screen.

Over two decades ago, Emma left Russia to follow Tancredi Recchi, the man who had proposed to her. Now a member of a powerful industrial Milanese family, she is the respected mother of three. But Emma, although not unhappy, feels confusedly unfulfilled. One day Antonio, a talented chef and her son’s friend and partner, makes her senses kindle. It does not take long before she embarks on a passionate affair with the sensuous young man.

Rating
MA 15+
Duration
120 MINS

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