Speak to Me of Love is a 2002

2002 in film

The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...

 French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 motion picture. It is the first feature-length motion picture that actress Sophie Marceau

Sophie Marceau

Sophie Marceau is a French actress director, screenwriter, and author. She has appeared in 38 films. As a teenager, Marceau achieved popularity with her debut films La boum and La boum 2 , receiving a César Award for Most Promising Actress...

 directed. A story of the breakup of a long-term relationship, it is said to mirror her own life.

Primary cast

• Judith Godrèche - Justine
• Niels Arestrup
  Niels Arestrup
  Niels Arestrup is a French actor.Born in Paris into a family of modest means, his father was Danish and his mother was French...
  
   - Richard
• Anne Le Ny - Amélie
• Laurence Février  : Justine's mother
• Jean-Marie Frin  : Justine's father

Award wins

• Montréal World Film Festival Award for Best Director
  Montreal World Film Festival
  The Montreal World Film Festival , founded in 1977, is one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF...
  
    - Sophie Marceau
  Sophie Marceau
  Sophie Marceau is a French actress director, screenwriter, and author. She has appeared in 38 films. As a teenager, Marceau achieved popularity with her debut films La boum and La boum 2 , receiving a César Award for Most Promising Actress...
  
  

Storyline

In the film, Justine and Richard's 15-year relationship ends in separation due to irreconcilable differences with Justine maintaining custody of their three boys. Her new life means having to deal with being a single parent but at the same time, she comes to terms with her own parents' divorce

Divorce

Divorce is the final termination of a marital union, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties...

 and finds a common bond with her long-suffering mother. Richard, a renowned author

Author

An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...

, deals with the situation by devoting all his attention to his writing. Both are forced to confront their uncertain futures, while examining what led to their marriage breakdown.