Love (2005 film)

Infobox Film
name = Love


caption = Promotional poster
director = Vladan Nikolić
producer = Jim Stark | writer = Vladan Nikolić
starring = Sergej Trifunović,
Geno Lechner,
Peter Gevisser,
Didier Flamand
music = Standing in Lines
cinematography = Vladimir Subotić
editing = Vladan Nikolić
distributor = Forward Entertainment LLC
released = April 21 2005
runtime = 93 min.
country = United States,
Serbia and Montenegro
language = English
budget = $350,000cite web | work=imdb.com | title=Love (2005) | url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450363/business| accessdate=2006-12-03]
followed_by =
amg_id = 1:325682
imdb_id = 0450363

"Love" is a 2005 independent feature film, written, directed and edited by
Vladan Nikolic, produced by Jim Stark ("Down by Law, Night on Earth, Factotum") and executive produced by Christoph Thoke (Tropical Malady). The film was made in New York City for $350,000, with a cast and crew from over 20 countries, with 168 scenes, shot at over 60 locations. The film was shot on mini DV in 20 days, transferred to 35mm film, and received high praise in the September 2005 issue of "American Cinematographer" for its stylish look.Fact|date=February 2007

It impressed audiences and critics at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and the Oldenburg Film Festival.Fact|date=February 2007 "Love" also won the Prix De Jeunes at the Cinéma Tout Ecran festival in Geneva, Switzerland. Critics compared the film to "Pulp Fiction", "Memento", "Rashomon", and in its political subtext to "Marathon Man" and "Dirty Pretty Things" ("Variety").

Told through a non-linear narrative from each of the characters' points of view, the film reconstructs the stories of a Yugoslav hit man (Sergej Trifunovic), his former lover (Geno Lechner), and her police officer boyfriend (Peter Gevisser), as their paths cross in New York.

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External links

*imdb title|id=0450363|title=Love
* [http://www.lovethefilm.com/ Official website]