REVIEW: French director Christophe Honore, left, arrives with actress Chiara Mastroianni for Friday's premiere of "Les Chansons d'Amour," screening out of competition at this year's festival. (Reuters ...

How about this one, which occurred to me on my second listen: "silver fluidity with a hint of musk." Does that really describe a voice? Does it sound more like a wine? We could play this game all day.

The genre of the realist-inflected arthouse musical has intermittently thrived in France , ever since it was kick-started by Jacques Demy's The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les Papapluies de Cherbourg). It ...

Everything about the film «Les chansons d'amour (2007)»: reviews, trailer, images, cinema schedule and much more.

Christophe Honoré doffs his cap to Jacques Demy in this laudably ambitious musical. The 13 catchy tunes work wonderfully, as Louis Garrel tries to recover from the death of lover Ludivine Sagnier.