Love Life

'Liebesleben', 2007

A married young academic falls under the sexual thrall of a much older man whose air of jaded ennui conceals a secret desire for vengeance...

A married young academic falls under the sexual thrall of a much older man whose air of jaded ennui conceals a secret desire for vengeance...

Director

Maria Schrader

Runtime

113 minutes

Type

Feature

Genre

Drama

Keywords

adultery, older man younger woman sex, older man younger woman relationship, cheating wife, adulterous wife

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Love Life

Maria Schrader, 2007

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Aspect ratio

2.35 : 1

Color

Color

Screening formats

35 mm

Awards

Undine Awards, Austria

Nominated

2008

Best Young Actress - Film (Beste jugendliche Hauptdarstellerin in einem Kinospielfilm)

Undine Award

Winner(s): Neta Garty

Storyline

A married young academic falls under the sexual thrall of a much older man whose air of jaded ennui conceals a secret desire for vengeance...

Ya'ara prepares an outdoor picnic for the birthday of her father Leon. But there is a wind that mixes up the whole beautifully arranged ensemble. With this gust of wind Arie, Leons friend has returned to Jerusalem, which he had left for 30 years. This surprised Ya'ara, as she rushes to her parents full of concern. Previously, Ya'ara's life was okay. Happily married to Joni, she has good prospects for early employment at the university. But already the first encounter with Arie throws her off track. In the following meetings, a real affair develops out of the initially erotically charged situations.

Summary

A married young academic falls under the sexual thrall of a much older man whose air of jaded ennui conceals a secret desire for vengeance...

Synopsis

Ya'ara prepares an outdoor picnic for the birthday of her father Leon. But there is a wind that mixes up the whole beautifully arranged ensemble. With this gust of wind Arie, Leons friend has returned to Jerusalem, which he had left for 30 years. This surprised Ya'ara, as she rushes to her parents full of concern. Previously, Ya'ara's life was okay. Happily married to Joni, she has good prospects for early employment at the university. But already the first encounter with Arie throws her off track. In the following meetings, a real affair develops out of the initially erotically charged situations.

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Cast & crew

Cast

Neta Garty

Actress

Rade Serbedzija

Actor

Tovah Feldshuh

Actress

Crew

Director

Maria Schrader

Screenwriter

Zeruya Shalev

Screenwriter

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