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Art of Love

Original title: Simone
  • 2021
  • R
  • 1h 56m
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4.0/10
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Esai Morales and Kunjue Li in Art of Love (2021)
A mysterious, erotic and haunting love story between a writer/professor at Puerto Rico's leading University and an aspiring artist from the immigrant Chinese community.
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A mysterious, erotic and haunting love story between a writer/professor at Puerto Rico's leading University and an aspiring artist from the immigrant Chinese community.A mysterious, erotic and haunting love story between a writer/professor at Puerto Rico's leading University and an aspiring artist from the immigrant Chinese community.A mysterious, erotic and haunting love story between a writer/professor at Puerto Rico's leading University and an aspiring artist from the immigrant Chinese community.

  • Director
    • Betty Kaplan
  • Writers
    • Betty Kaplan
    • Eduardo Lalo
  • Stars
    • Esai Morales
    • Caterina Murino
    • Jim Lau
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.0/10
    420
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Betty Kaplan
    • Writers
      • Betty Kaplan
      • Eduardo Lalo
    • Stars
      • Esai Morales
      • Caterina Murino
      • Jim Lau
    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Esai Morales
    Esai Morales
    • Professor…
    Caterina Murino
    Caterina Murino
    • Carmen Lindo
    Jim Lau
    Jim Lau
    • Wen Da…
    Kunjue Li
    Kunjue Li
    • Li Chao
    Braulio Castillo hijo
    Braulio Castillo hijo
    • Dean Pedro Benitez
    Aris Mejias
    • Glenda
    Bruno Irizarry
    Bruno Irizarry
    • Máximo Noreña
    Jimmy Fung
    • Bai
    Omalik J. Rosado
    • Tramp in wheelchair
    Luis Sebastián Borges
    Luis Sebastián Borges
    • Vespa Boy
    Elí Cay
    • Garcia Pardo
    Julitza Berberena
    • Travel Agent
    Rainier Quintana
    • Castle Books Employee
    Zorie Fonalledas
    • Julia
    Nereida De La Torre
    • Secretary of Comparative Literature
    Amalara Sofia/Sergio Castro
    • Transvestite
    Ping Pui Chan
    • Chinese Store Owner
    Marcus Rafinski
    Marcus Rafinski
    • University Professor
    • Director
      • Betty Kaplan
    • Writers
      • Betty Kaplan
      • Eduardo Lalo
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    6gillustrator-57894

    A good story but ok film.

    Interesting and intriguing film. A little over dramatized but not to the point of quiting the film. Loved hearing the Coqui singing in the background.

    I definitely would like to address the reviewer who said that this film has "Spain Envy." That statement couldn't be further from the truth. The scene portrayed how many Spanish speaking country view Puerto Rico as not being part of the spanish speaking culture due to the influence of tbe United States. There is no "Spanish Envy" whats so ever.

    Back to the film. I do have to say that the music at times was distraction. At times it overpowered some of the dialog.

    Overall it's an OK film.
    7A_Different_Drummer

    a genre that never gets old

    If you are old enough, you will realize that this style of film started in the Silent Film Era and continued onward, with a few skips here and there, to the present, almost unchanged. Boy meets girl. Obstacles are overcome. Sensual passion predominates, although never surpassing soft-core levels. Conflict arises. Boy loses girl. The end. Morales and Li are at least as passionate as Mickey Rourke was with Kim Basinger (or Carre Otis, or Diane Lane). And there is animation added to the love scenes, something never done before. Solid entry in the venerable genre of "bodice rippers."
    10zkqyxphbjd

    Li's performance is the Ace!

    I love Li's performance from her first scene in the movie! She is so stunning and the way she handles the conflict makes me very emotional related! The way she looks at the professor does not only seduce him but also sizzle me. Don't understand why other reviews are so critical. Yes it is a old style romance movie. But sometimes when people are stressed out, people just want to watch this kind of old fashioned romance movie to relax and to be healed. The art of love has successfully achieved this goal, especially by Li's excellent performance. I will definitely recommend this move to my friends and watch it again on a Friday night!
    6chvain

    Outstanding Casts to a mediocre storyline

    My impression of the movie is that it is an average movie thats surrounded by an All-star casts in its leading actors Esai Morales as the male protagonist and Kunjue Li as the leading actress.

    It is an erotic thriller where a professor, protrayed by Esai Morales, is seduced and ultimately fell into a trap with a chinese student Li Chao, portrayed by Kunjue Li. We followed the narrative of the professor throughout the movie that detailed his involvement and conflicts from his affair with Li Chao. The overall pace of the movie feels a bit dull where i feel like some parts of the storyline were just an over-stretched that could've been omitted altogether.

    The actors are the true masterpieces of the movies especially with the uprising actress of Kunjue Li. Her protrayal of Li Chao as a seductive female with a mysterious past is the only thing that kept me absorbed into the movie. The displays of emotions shown from the beginning to the end had me on a rollercoaster ride throughout the movie. At times, I learned to sympathize with her conflicted relationship with the Professor and other time also had me scared when the darker side of her emerged within the story. This is the first time i have watched her movie and she had me intrigued by her outstanding acting that i will be keeping my eye out for her future roles in movies.
    10minghchung

    A cautionary tale of modern romance

    Having no knowledge before hand of what time of movie this was I was pretty amazed by how much I enjoyed it. The main actor and actress do a great job conveying their emotions with believability. A shout out to Kunjue Li with her great performance as Li Chao as her acting really held much of the story together. While the story is something that has been seen multiple times before in various other films, the acting by Kunjue really made it by far a better film than a lot of other films with similar themes. I would honestly say to check this movie out without any expectations and I believe you will come out of it with it pretty amazed.

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      Professor: What did your cousin Bai do to you?

      Li Chao: He raped me.

      Professor: When?

      Li Chao: When I was 13. And when I was 14. And when I was 15. He would come to my room after I fell asleep. I didn't know what he was doing--I didn't want to know what he was doing. I knew he was something terrible. I couldn't tell Mother. I tried to convince myself it was something to do with love.

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    • Release date
      • October 14, 2021 (Puerto Rico)
    • Country of origin
      • Puerto Rico
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Simone
    • Filming locations
      • Puerto Rico
    • Production company
      • Cine Condado Entertainment
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      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
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