(Berenice Bejo) and wastrel Boris
(Cedric Kahn), and he steadfastly
refuses to contextualize the end
of their 15 year long partnership.
There are no flashbacks. No ref-
erences to prior indiscretions.
No clues.
After Love also stands out by
never manipulating us into root-
ing for this couple to get back
together. Quite the opposite in
fact; the more time we spend
in the company of this mutually
miserable pair the more we long
for them to get as far away from
each other as possible.
Marie and Boris remain stuck to-
gether chiefly because the latter
stubbornly refuses to leave their
home until Marie agrees to give
him half of whatever she receives
upon its sale. Through their
many arguments over financial
minutiae the situation becomes
increasingly cloudy, but the gen-
eral gist is that the house was left
to Marie by her parents and so
is technically hers, yet Boris feels
he is owed half of its value due
to the renovations he performed.
Watch the trailer for After Love
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