Love Unto Death

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Love Unto Death ★★ L'Amour a Mort 1984

Simon (Arditi) and Elisabeth (Azema) are still working out their romantic relationship when he suddenly dies—and is quickly revived. His neardeath experience has Simon becoming obsessed with mortality and he starts to withdraw from daily life. Friends Judith (Ardant) and Jerome (Dussollier), who are also Protestant ministers, offer their guidance but the idea of a love beyond death is all Simon can think about. French with subtitles. 92m/C DVD . FR Jean Daste, Pierre Arditti, Sabine Azema, Fanny Ardant, Andre Dussollier, Alain Resnais; W: Jean Gruault; C: Sacha Vierny; M: Hans Werner Henze.

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