A Tale of Love and Desire fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply romantic and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life and growing up
Standout performances and characters
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
A Tale of Love and Desire is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply romantic and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply romantic and melancholic. Much of it is about growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life and growing up
Its world is built around everyday modern life and growing up.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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A Tale of Love and Desire is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, OVID, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72/100 (IMDb 6.6 and Rotten Tomatoes 100%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: sexual content.
1 h 42 min
A Tale of Love and Desire runs 1 h 42 min.
Not quite. Critics rate A Tale of Love and Desire higher (100) than audiences (58). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in French, with some Arabic. Produced in France, Tunisia.
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