The Experience of Love

The Experience of Love
Film poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Ann Sirot
  • Raphaël Balboni
Produced byJulie Esparbes
Starring
CinematographyJorge Piquer Rodríguez
Edited by
Production
companies
Hélicotronc
Tripode Productions
Release dates
  • 20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) (Cannes)
  • 20 September 2023 (2023-09-20)
Running time
89 minutes
CountriesBelgium
France
LanguageFrench

The Experience of Love (stylized as The (Ex)perience of Love, French: Le Syndrome des amours passées) is a 2023 comedy-drama film written and directed by Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni. It centers around a couple, Sandra and Rémy (played by Lucie Debay and Lazare Gousseau), who struggle with infertility caused by a condition known as the syndrome of past loves. To overcome this, they are told they must reconnect with all their former lovers.

The film had its world premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival during the Critics' Week on 20 May 2023.[1] At the 13th Magritte Awards, The Experience of Love received eight nominations, including Best Film and Best Director for Sirot and Balboni, and went on to win Most Promising Actor for Gousseau and Best Editing for Balboni and Sophie Vercruysse.[2]

  1. ^ Leblanc, Damien. "À propos de Le Syndrome des Amours Passées" (in French). Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. ^ Saint-Amand, François (8 March 2024). "Les Magritte du Cinéma 2024 : "Dalva" remporte sept Magritte dont le Meilleur film, découvrez le palmarès complet" (in French). RTBF. Retrieved 10 March 2024.