LOVE (2024)

DIRECTED BY DAG JOHAN HAUGERUD

Part of LOVE–SEX–DREAMS: THE OSLO TRILOGY

An ambitious trilogy from Norwegian novelist/filmmaker Dag Johan Haugerud, LOVE – SEX – DREAMS are three distinct feature films linked by their themes of nontraditional intimacy, but need not be seen in any particular order. LOVE focuses on two colleagues at an Oslo hospital — Marianne, a straight (and straitlaced) doctor, and Tor, a gay male nurse. Both single, they cross paths by chance after hours and confide in each other: Marianne confesses her desire to be more adventurous and open in her encounters with men; Tor shares his fatigue with Grindr hook-ups. Their conversations form the heart of exploration of desire and emotional fulfillment.

It is a thoroughly grownup and absorbing drama, acted with such sympathy and warmth, a ruminative and exploratory movie of ideas, and one that pays its audience the compliment of treating them as intelligent beings. -Peter Bradshaw, Guardian

“Love” moves slowly through its languid moments, set against the backdrop of Oslo and its architecture. There’s a loveliness to every scene, quiet urban beauty that leaves space for the audience’s contemplation. -Alyssa Wilkenson, NY Times

It’s the rare romantic drama that concedes one person’s happily-ever-after is not necessarily another’s. -Guy Lodge, Variety