Love unto Death

Love Unto Death
Love Unto Death
	DVD cover
Directed by	Alain Resnais
Written by	Jean Gruault
Produced by	Philippe Dussart
Starring	Sabine Azéma; Fanny Ardant; Pierre Arditi; André Dussollier
Cinematography	Sacha Vierny
Edited by	Jean-Pierre Besnard ; Albert Jurgenson
Music by	Hans Werner Henze
Distributed by	Acteurs Auteurs Associés
Release date	5 September 1984;
Running time	92 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Love unto Death (original title: L'Amour à mort) is a 1984 French drama film directed by Alain Resnais.

Plot

Elisabeth, a scientist, lives with Simon, an archaeologist. One night, Simon suffers a seizure and is declared dead by a doctor. After a grieving Elisabeth screams for him not to be dead, Simon unexpectedly comes back to life. Elisabeth and Simon discuss the experience with their friends, protestant pastors Judith and Jérôme. Simon seems at first to have resumed a normal life, but being "dead" for a short moment has left him tormented and bitter. He reveals to Elisabeth that he saw many people in the afterlife and expresses a desire to go back there, as he now feels out of place in the world. Elisabeth, who doubts that Simon actually died and does not believe in the afterlife, pleads for him to remain with her. Simon eventually has another seizure and dies for good. Elisabeth comes to believe that it is now her destiny to join him wherever he is. She discusses the philosophical implications with Jérôme and Judith. Jérôme tries to talk her out of it, and even raises the possibility that the afterlife may not exist ; Judith supports Elisabeth's decision, which she compares to Jesus marching to Jerusalem. As Elisabeth leaves, Judith consoles Jérôme.

Production

The film was shot in Uzès, Gard, in the south of France.

Cast

Sabine Azéma - Elisabeth Sutter
Fanny Ardant - Judith Martignac
Pierre Arditi - Simon Roche
André Dussollier - Jérôme Martignac
Jean Dasté - Dr. Rozier
Geneviève Mnich - Anne Jourdet
Jean-Claude Weibel - Le spécialiste
Louis Castel - Michel Garenne
Françoise Rigal - Juliette Dotax
Françoise Morhange - Mme Vigne
Jean Champion - (voice)
Yvette Etiévant - (voice)
Bernard Malaterre - (voice)

External links

Love unto Death at IMDb

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