There Is No Love Without Stories

1998Movie1 h 45 min

75
GreatGoodWatch score

A melancholic comedy movie about everyday modern life and family.

Good for date night · family movie night · friends night

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Story

Monique is a single mother who lives with her son Olivier in a town of North of France.She wanted to have a child and the father went away.Besides Monique is taxi driver.Olivier doesn't feel well with his mother.In the school his neighbor Julien begins to ask him about his father: Olivier answers that first that is father is dead , but later that his father is a spy who has a boat. Then Julien asks about his mother, Olivier answers that she is a top: as Olivier has to go meet his mother in a supermarket, Julien and Olivier see a model: Olivier goes to the model and asks her to give him a kiss. She gives him a kiss on the cheeks and Julien believes that the supermarket model is the mother of Olivier.

Feels like

  • French Cinema
  • Single Mother
  • Coming-of-Age
  • Taxi Driver
  • North of France
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Social Commentary
  • Melancholy

Cast

Crew

Directed by
Jérôme Foulon
Written by
Natalie Carter
Produced by
Stéphane Lhoest

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Facts

November 4, 1998 · 1 h 45 min · Comedy, Drama, TV Movie

Released
November 4, 1998
Runtime
1 h 45 min
Genres
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
Original language
French
Made in
France, Belgium

Q&A

5 questions, like "Is There Is No Love Without Stories worth watching?"

Questions about There Is No Love Without Stories

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is There Is No Love Without Stories worth watching?

75
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75.

Is There Is No Love Without Stories okay for kids?

Yes: the viewing guide lists it for family nights.

Will There Is No Love Without Stories make me laugh?

Serious

Not much for a comedy: the title analysis gives its humor 0 of 4.

Is There Is No Love Without Stories plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on dialogue centrality (7 of 10) and character depth (6 of 10) more than on its plot.

Is There Is No Love Without Stories in English?

French

No, it was made in French.