The Experience of Love (stylized as The (Ex)perience of Love, French: Le Syndrome des amours passées) is a 2023 comedy-drama film written and directed by Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni. It centers around a couple, Sandra and Rémy (played by Lucie Debay and Lazare Gousseau), who struggle with infertility caused by a condition known as the syndrome of past loves. To overcome this, they are told they must reconnect with all their former lovers.
The film had its world premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival during the Critics' Week on 20 May 2023. At the 13th Magritte Awards, The Experience of Love received eight nominations, including Best Film and Best Director for Sirot and Balboni, and went on to win Most Promising Actor for Gousseau and Best Editing for Balboni and Sophie Vercruysse.
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Cast
Lucie Debay as Sandra
Lazare Gousseau as Rémi
Nora Hamzawi as Julie, Rémi's sister
Ninon Borséi as Justine, Sandra's sister
Florence Loiret Caille as Marion
Ana Rodriguez as Nora
Florence Janas as Céline
Hervé Piron as Stéphane
Douglas Grauwels as Koen
Alice Dutoit as Ana, Koen's partner
Vincent Lecuyer as Dr. De Coninck
Critical reception
On review aggregator website AlloCiné, the film holds an average score of three and a half stars out of five, based on a survey of 21 reviews.