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WhileIhadseenafewofthePolishBrothersothermoves,namely'TwinFallsIdaho'and'Northfork'IfreelyadmitImaynothavebeenawareof'ForLoversOnly'ifIdidn'tfollowStanaKaticonTwitter.WeallknowwhatagreatjobStanahasbeendoingintheroleofKateBeckettinCastleforthepast3seasonssoanyotherprojectthatsheisinvolvedwithdeservesapeek,right?Areyoutired/boredwiththeusualHollywoodCGIladen,bigbang,beat'emupfare?Likeme,doyouneedtobeemotionallyinvestedinamovie?Iftheansweris"yes"then'ForLoversOnly'isdefinitelythemovieforyou.<br/> Itquitesimplycouldn'tbeanyfurtherfromyour'conventionalmovie'andtrustmeitdoesn'tsufferforitintheslightest.WhatMarkPolishhaswrittenisanhonestandheartfeltdepictionofbeinginlove-notjustthejoysbutalsothesorrows.<br/> 'ForLoversOnly'wasconceivedundertheradar,withzerobudgetandzeromarketing.ThemoviewasshotwithatinycrewontheflywhiletravellingthroughoutFranceoverashortperiodoftime.Therearenosets,noartificiallightingjustamazingscenery,architectureandtouchingperformances.<br/> Thedirector,MichaelPolishhasdoneamagnificentjobincapturingthetoneofthismovie.FilmedinblackandwhitewithadigitalSLRcamerahehasmanagedtocreatethemostromanticandalmostetherealfeeling–itlookstimeless.Idon'tknowhowhe'sdoneitbutMichaelhasmanagedtomakeStanalookevenmorestunning!WhenwefirstmetformerloversYves(MarkPolish)andSofia(StanaKatic)theyseemtobeonlyhalfaperson,barelyfunctioning.WhentheybumpintoeachotheragaininParisafter8yearsapartitispalpable.It'salmostlikethey'vebeenhitbyatruck,nowordsarenecessaryasit'swrittenallovertheirfaces.WeallknowStanacansaymorewithhereyesthanmostactressescanwithacoupleofpagesofdialogue.Fromthatmomentonyoujustknowthatthereismoretotheirstoryandtheyaregoingtoreconnect–it'sinevitable.<br/> AstheyleaveParisontheirjourneytheeasewithwhichYvesandSofiafallbackintotheroleofloversormoreimportantlybeinginloveisinstarkcontrasttothestiltedandawkwardphoneconversationstheyhavewiththeirrespectivespouses.Thesetwoseemtobeeachothersperfect,eachotherseverythingthatit'shardtoimaginewhytheybrokeupinthefirstplace–it'sneverexplainedeither.<br/> Ifviewersareexpectingwhatfollowstobea'sexcapade'throughoutFrancethentheyaregoingtobedisappointed.Yes,thereisasexscenebutit'snotgratuitousorexplicit–thisisamovieforgrownupsafterall.ThemostintimatemomentsinthemoviearewhenYvesandSofiaaresimplyineachotherspersonalspace,totallycomfortablewithoneanother,sharingtheirfeelingsandthoughts.Iftheobjectivewastohavethevieweralmostfeellikeavoyeurthenmissionaccomplishedinspades.<br/> Idon'twanttodissectthemoviescenebyscene,itisbetterfortheviewertosimplygoonthejourneywiththeloversandlettheirstoryunfoldbeforeyoureyes.You'lllaugh,you'llcrybutmostofallyou'llfeel.<br/> ThehauntingscorebyKubilayUnerfitseachsceneperfectlyandonlyservestoheightentheexperience.<br/> ThechoicesofsongsbyartistssuchasArcadeFire,JeffHealey,JohnLennon,AGirlNamedEddyandSergeGainsbourgtonamebutafewareinspired.Onecouldbeforgivenforthinkingthattheyhadbeenespeciallywrittenforthemovieastheysitsocomfortablywithinit.<br/> Allinall'ForLoversOnly'isatreatfortheheartandthesoul.Youwillgetalittlesomethingdifferentoutofitwitheachviewing.Ifirstsawthismoviejustoverafortnightagoandit'sstillrattlingaroundinmyhead.Howmanymoviescanwesaythatabout?
