Cannes 2025: 'The Love That Remains' is a Perfect Break-Up Movie

"Af góðu upphafi vonast góður endir." "A good beginning makes a good ending." –An Icelandic proverb. Icelandic filmmaker Hlynur Pálmason was quickly become one of my favorite filmmakers working today. Ever since falling hard for Godland as one of the best films of 2022 (my review), I've enjoyed rediscovering his previous films and anticipating his new work. His latest feature film is titled The Love That Remains, premiering at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in the Cannes Premiere section. Much like with Godland, I believe that both of these films deserved to instead be screening in the prestigious Main Competition at the festival. One day he'll win the Palme d'Or, I am certain of this. Pálmason is an extraordinary filmmaker who not only has an exceptional eye for perfectly framing and capturing dramatic scenes on Iceland, but also a master storyteller. His sense of visual storytelling is distinct, and refined, and he allows the cinematography to tell the story instead of just having his characters talk about whatever is happening. I fell in love with The Love That Remains just as much as Godland, even though this is a story about two people falling out of love. Written & directed […]

May 23, 2025 - 23:40

Cannes 2025: 'The Love That Remains' is a Perfect Break-Up Movie

"Af góðu upphafi vonast góður endir." "A good beginning makes a good ending." –An Icelandic proverb. Icelandic filmmaker Hlynur Pálmason was quickly become one of my favorite filmmakers working today. Ever since falling hard for Godland as one of the best films of 2022 (my review), I've enjoyed rediscovering his previous films and anticipating his new work. His latest feature film is titled The Love That Remains, premiering at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in the Cannes Premiere section. Much like with Godland, I believe that both of these films deserved to instead be screening in the prestigious Main Competition at the festival. One day he'll win the Palme d'Or, I am certain of this. Pálmason is an extraordinary filmmaker who not only has an exceptional eye for perfectly framing and capturing dramatic scenes on Iceland, but also a master storyteller. His sense of visual storytelling is distinct, and refined, and he allows the cinematography to tell the story instead of just having his characters talk about whatever is happening. I fell in love with The Love That Remains just as much as Godland, even though this is a story about two people falling out of love. // Continue Reading ›