SIMPLE COMME SYLVAIN / THE NATURE OF LOVE

Sophia, a 40-year-old philosophy professor, is in a stable if somewhat socially-conforming relationship with Xavier. From gallery openings to endless dinner parties, ten years have already flown by. Sylvain is a craftsman, renovating Sophia and Xavier’s new country house. When Sophia and Sylvain meet, Sophia’s world is turned upside down. Opposites attract, but can they last?

MONIJA ŠOKRI / MONIA CHOKRI

Monia Chokri is an actress, screenwriter and director. She trained at Montreal’s Conservatory of Dramatic Arts and has worked in both Canada and France, as a theatre and film actor. She wrote and directed A Brother’s Love (2019) her first feature film, which was hailed in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival. She has acted for a number of filmmakers and earned public recognition for her role as Marie in Heartbeats (2010). Her second feature film, Babysitter (2022) was shown at the Sundance Film Festival. Her new feature film, The Nature of Love (2023), was selected for the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain regard section.

 

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This romantic comedy is as sharp and perceptive as it is funny.

Wendy Ide, Screendaily