No Love Lost

By Erwan Le Duc, the director of “The Bare Necessity”, this poetic family dramedy closes the 2023 Cannes Critic's Week.

"Whimsical and burlesque, Erwan Le Duc's new film skilfully renews the family chronicle genre.”

Libération
"The charm of this sentimental family odyssey lies as much in the finesse of its writing as in the grace of its performers."

Télérama
"Céleste Brunnquell and Nahuel Perez Biscayart form a singular duo that is both funny and moving."

Franceinfo Culture
"With tenderness and humor, director Erwan Le Duc explores the close relationship between a father and his daughter."

Le Point
"Erwan Le Duc finds his tone and makes a funny character film that is quite unique in the French cinema landscape."

Liberation
"An inventive and highly rhythmic film, verging on slapstick, depicting a social and sentimental drama with poetic levity."

Cineuropa
"No Love Lost is a film that never stays still."

The Film Verdict
"[Erwan Le Duc]'s potent injections of poetic levity endow this fast-paced film with a handful of frankly hilarious sequences, without preventing a “serious” exploration of its subject."

Cineuropa
"All actors and actresses surpass themselves."

Liberation
"A stylish and swoony look at the quick flame of first love and the lingering, unresolved pain of heartbreak"

The Film Verdict