In 1970 a film of a novella by this name was a brief world wide sensation. This 2011 incarnation of 'Love Story' is a story and 'a love' of a totally different nature.
New Zealander Florian Habicht enlists an actress to travel the New York subway holding a slice of cake on a plate. Filming her, Habicht is drawn to the actress and he approaches strangers on the street and in restaurants asking their suggestions for how a love affair between the two should develop. Mixed amongst this, Habicht's father skypes him to discuss the movie's plot. Habicht senior offers enthusiastic support.
It is an interesting premise to have a story unfold according to the suggestions of passers by but I didn't feel it worked all that well in this instance. Perhaps because the object of Habicht's desire, a paid actress, makes it clear she only sees this as a job and is not interested in a relationship with him.
Many of the passers by are interesting and the images of the localities where Habicht spends his time are also of interest.
Habicht is very tall and lean and he reminded me of Sacha Baron Cohen. A scene where the girlfriend eats her morning cereal and milk out of the hollow of Habicht's sunken chest is a contender for the most bizarre movie scene I have witnessed.
★★
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