Elegant Filmmaking — and a Sprinkling of Class Consciousness — Elevate ‘The Nature of Love’ Beyond Standard Rom-Com Fare

Director Monia Chokri depicts a romance between a philosophy professor and a handsome handyman without falling prey to pretension or ponderousness.

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Magalie Lépine-Blondeau and Pierre-Yves Cardinal in 'The Nature of Love.' Music Box Films

Sophia, the heroine of the new French-Canadian film “The Nature of Love,” leads a curious life. She’s a philosophy professor who seems to lecture solely on the dialectics of amour and, even more strangely, teaches classes composed exclusively of senior citizens. 

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