Love Hurts (1993 film)

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Hartverscheurend
Directed by Mijke de Jong
Written byJan Eilander
Mijke de Jong
StarringMarieke Heebink
Mark Rietman
Release date
  • 11 November 1993 (1993-11-11)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryNetherlands
Language Dutch

Love Hurts (Dutch Hartverscheurend) is a 1993 Dutch drama film directed by Mijke de Jong. At the 1993 Netherlands Film Festival, de Jong won the Prijs van de Nederlandse Filmkritiek for the film. [1]

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Plot

In 1990s Amsterdam, Loe and Bob are in a relationship, but wanting different things. Loe is a singer who likes to party and who is also engaged in migrant support. Bob is a lawyer focused on his career. As the film progresses, the tensions in the relationship become exposed.

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Critical response

The critical response to the film was mixed. Variety enjoyed the "total immersion in the couple’s rocky rapport" and praised the camerawork of Joost Van Starrenburg as well as the editing by Menno Boerema. [2] In contrast, Time Out summed it up as a "well-meaning, not unintelligent, but rather tiresome look at the volatile relationship of two ill-matched lovers". [3]

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References

  1. "Prijs van de Nederlandse Filmkritiek ⋆ Nederlands Film Festival". Nederlands Film Festival (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. Rooney, David (25 February 1994). "Hartverscheurend Love Hurts". Variety. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. "Love Hurts". Time Out London. 1993. Retrieved 12 April 2020.