Love Is Love

Love Is Love

109 mins | Drama, Comedy | Jan. 19, 2012

The Czech romantic comedy hit “Love is Love” tells the story of Maruska, a blind girl and student at the Conservatory of Music who dreams of love and having a family despite her blindness. Her dream guy has curly blonde hair and blue eyes but she ends up falling in love with the dark eyed, swarthy Marek. Maruska lives with her overly protective grandfather whom is preocupied with his long-lost love. Maruska’s neighbor and best friend is constantly struggling with his headstrong mother as she refuses to accept that her son is gay. She blames everyone else - even her husband - for her son's "deviation." The fate of all main characters is unexpectedly intertwined and told through humorous and touching situations laced with subtle irony and hyperbole. Just as in life, with its funny situations and difficult tests, unexpected revelations and surprising twists, all characters will experience times when they behave blindly and forget to listen to their hearts.

Love Is Love

109 mins | Drama, Comedy | Jan. 19, 2012

Love Is Love
The Czech romantic comedy hit “Love is Love” tells the story of Maruska, a blind girl and student at the Conservatory of Music who dreams of love and having a family despite her blindness. Her dream guy has curly blonde hair and blue eyes but she ends up falling in love with the dark eyed, swarthy Marek. Maruska lives with her overly protective grandfather whom is preocupied with his long-lost love. Maruska’s neighbor and best friend is constantly struggling with his headstrong mother as she refuses to accept that her son is gay. She blames everyone else - even her husband - for her son's "deviation." The fate of all main characters is unexpectedly intertwined and told through humorous and touching situations laced with subtle irony and hyperbole. Just as in life, with its funny situations and difficult tests, unexpected revelations and surprising twists, all characters will experience times when they behave blindly and forget to listen to their hearts.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Česká televize, Happy Celluloid, Flamesite
Original title Láska je láska
Directors Marek Cieslar, Vlastimil Kadeřábek, David Strangmüller, Milan Cieslar
Writers Martin Horský

Cast

Aneta Krejčíková

as Maruška

Maciej Cymorek

as Marek

Petr Nárožný

as Vlastimil, Maruščin dědeček

Simona Stašová

as Zdena, Honzova matka

Ondřej Vetchý

as Karel, Honzův otec

Petr Vančura

as Honza

Eliška Balzerová

as Libuška

Rudolf Hrušínský

as pan Jehlička