If It Were Love
FrenchSi c'était de l'amour
Directed byPatric Chiha
Produced byCharlotte Vincent
CinematographyJordane Chouzenoux
Edited byAnna Riche
Production
company
Aurora Films
Release date
  • February 22, 2020 (2020-02-22) (Berlinale)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

If It Were Love (French: Si c'était de l'amour) is a French documentary film, directed by Patric Chiha and released in 2020.[1] The film profiles the professional and personal lives of the dancers in Crowd, a touring piece by choreographer Gisèle Vienne about the rave scene of the 1990s.[2]

The film had its theatrical premiere in February 2020 in the Panorama Dokumente stream at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival,[3] where it won the award for Best Documentary from the Teddy Award program for LGBTQ-themed films.[4]

The film had its public theatrical premiere in France in March 2020.[2]

References

  1. ^ Fabien Lemercier, "Review: If It Were Love". Cineuropa, February 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Vincent Dieutre, "Patric Chiha : une expérience du temps et des nouveaux états de l’amour (Si c’était de l’amour)". Diacritik, March 9, 2020.
  3. ^ Michael Rosser, "Berlinale unveils first films for 2020; Matteo Garrone’s ‘Pinocchio’ first special gala". Screen Daily, December 17, 2019.
  4. ^ Meza, Ed (February 29, 2020). "'There Is No Evil' Wins Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival". Variety.

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Films directed by Patric Chiha
Teddy Award winners for Best LGBT Documentary Film
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