LOVE HURTS (HARTVERSCHEUREND) European Cinema

Charting the volatile trajectory of an irreconcilable relationship against the backdrop of countercultural Amsterdam, Love Hurts channels electric lead performances into a visitation of passion’s outer limits. K/iijke de Jong creates a persuasive examination of a young couple agonizing between undeniable love and insurmountable conflict. Fringe-dweller Loe and her more conformist lover, Bob, live happily together until circumstances outside their relationship coincide to put them at war with one another. De Jong’s unobtrusive direction severs all distance from the couple via total immersion in their rocky rapport, creating a love story of unusual power and intimacy.-David Rooney, Variety