I’ve been more than touched by all the comments that the very first spectators of LUTINE have written, so I’ve decided to create here a page dedicated for them. Please, feel welcome to leave your comments on LUTINE if you’ve seen it… below. Thank you!
You can also read comments in French, Italian, Spanish and Catalan.
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LUTINE follows director Isabelle Broué (France) as she films a documentary on polyamory –while she tries it out herself. Blurring the boundaries of documentary and fiction, Broué’s self reflections offer a quirky, sometimes moving, backdrop to larger themes of desire, social norms and gender roles that play out in her film and life.
Vancouver International Women In Film Festival (#VIWIFF), where LUTINE won the Best Feature Award and the Best Screenplay Award in 2017
« Thank you, the movie is beautiful, it’s wonderful. Thank you for reading from La Salope éthique. One of the things I liked about the movie is that you talk a lot about the things people are afraid of. (…) So it’s a good stuff, really good stuff, thank you. Beautiful movie, thank you. »
Dossie Easton, one of the two authors of The Ethical Slut, after seeing the film at the Polyamory in Pictures event in Oakland on Pride Day 2016
LUTINE approaches polyamory in a fresh, perceptive, and intelligent manner. The innovative director, Isabelle Broué, makes surprisingly apt parallels between the creative process behind film making and the exploratory, personal experience of learning about lifestyle alternatives and delving into one’s sexuality. Through an exploratory perspective, we are given a window into a community of real polyamorous people, for indeed the film blends together actors and members of the community within many of its scenes.
We are all seeking the type of future that best suites us—seeking to express our sexuality in an honest, fulfilling manner. LUTINE is the type of film that leaves you with a lot to think about, no matter your actual experience with its subject matter.
–Dr. Naas-Lattanzio, after seeing the film at Beyond the Love Summit, in November 2015
SUPER! First non-monogamous film I have ever watched that does not end with someone dead, reverting to monogamy, horrible break ups and unwanted pregnancies, families splitting or horribly predictable Hollywood romance. Congratulations!
Jade Jossen, from Rifacciamo l’amore
I loved it! Funny, touching, educational, surprising… I want everyone to see it!
Dawn Davidson, from Love Outside the Box, CA
LUTINE is an extraordinary film. It mixes documentary and film in such a way that it’s impossible to tell them apart. Thought the polyamory in it is absolutely real and excellently portrayed. It covers the initial explorations and tribulations of a woman and her partner in polyamory, their mistakes and growth. The storyline and levels are rich and intricate. You’ll be trying to work it out for ages. I really recommend everyone watch it. They’ll enjoy it whether they are polyamorous or not.
Victoria Rose, coach in relationships from Open and Awesome, UK
As a filmmaker, I approach a screening with a different eye. LUTINE presented everything that film school wanted to teach, but forgot. Director, writer, producer, star Isa Broue’ let the narrative have fun and imbued the dialogue with crisp humor AND a solid philosophical credibility. Including international polyamory stalwarts as Dossie Easton, Meta, and Francoise Simpere only bolstered an alternately serious and sauntering exploration, exposition of plural relationships. The film and filmmaker Isabelle Broue’ are the next big things.
Kato Cooks, filmmaker (Hibakusha, 2012)
So much fun! Keep the same French title… the perfect word, nothing approaching it in English!
Kirsten Rose, from the Polyamory Women’s Support Circle in California
Brava! A beautiful brilliant & very bonobo film!
Dr Susan Block from the Block Bonobo Foundation, CA
It was a gorgeous documovie. Thank you for the opportunity.
Chrissy Raymond Holman, at the 10th anniversary of Open Love NY
Well done, funny and insightful.
Denis Akyurek, Hacienda Villa in Brooklyn, NY
So creative! Funny, clever, powerful message.
Michelle Mueller, Berkeley, CA
Well done! I loved the twists and twins in the plot. Funny and enlightening.
Randy, Berkeley, CA
Love it! Original, subversive, exciting!
Rick Ortiz, Berkeley, CA
The BEST polyamory movie I’ve ever seen yet. I really enjoyed the confusion…
Billie Jordan, Berkeley, CA
Entertaining + profound both – a rare achievement in film. Congratulations.
M. Winell, Berkeley, CA
Really enjoyed the film. Funny and touching.
Lovi, Berkeley, CA
REVIEW FROM THE OPENCON CATALONIA, MAY 2016
A film about the love of film-making and the making of a film about love. Makes you laugh, makes you think, makes your head in a knot (in a good way).
Ana R.
A masterfully twisted braid of story and meta-story blending into each other to make a gripping and funny treatment of love, relationships and sex. This film brought tears to my eyes.
A surprising film… I loved the many connected layers!
Stunning! I recommend it to anyone who wants to know about polyamory. Or just excellent film-making.
It’s a brave story, a brave making (or production), and a brave woman / director / protagonist / goddess. Thanks for making it and send our message to the world.
Karen, from Madrid
A film that transmits a meaning, makes you learn and have a really good time at the same time. Very clever and fun.
JC
This movie has a nice surreal touch to it, which I particularly enjoy – the fact that reality and fiction intermingle is absolutely perfect for me.
Loved it!! It made me laugh, think and cry. Thank you so much for giving such a creative perspective on polyamory!!
Very intelligent film.
Great to see poly on the « big » screen.
True and touching movie. A good introduction to polyamory! Thank you for your work and dedication.
Great film! This whole project seems unique and is beautiful. Brava!
By mixing « real » people with multiple roles they play in the movie, you made me think of the several roles we, as polyamorists, play with our relationships at the same time.
From the screening at « Polyamory in Pictures » at the New Parkway Theater in Oakland on Pride Day, June 26th 2016:
I had the joy of screening this wonderful French film on polyamory, written, directed, produced and starring Isabelle Broue. It was deftly directed, magical dialogue (in that it was surreal AND realistic), imaginative editing, and funny, funny, funny. Catch a screening near you!
Kato Cooks, writer/producer
This was truly spectacular. I was unprepared for how funny, touching and real it would be. Even if I hadn’t been in a big room with a bunch of people I love, I would have been moved.Thanks to the organizers for putting this together, and HUGE congratulations to the filmmakers.
Mark Z.
LUTINE approaches polyamory in a fresh, perceptive, and intelligent manner. The innovative director, Isabelle Broué, makes surprisingly apt parallels between the creative process behind film making and the exploratory, personal experience of learning about lifestyle alternatives and delving into one’s sexuality. Through an exploratory perspective, we are given a window into a community of real polyamorous people, for indeed the film blends together actors and members of the community within many of its scenes.
We are all seeking the type of future that best suites us—seeking to express our sexuality in an honest, fulfilling manner. LUTINE is the type of film that leaves you with a lot to think about, no matter your actual experience with its subject matter.
It’s nice to see that a complicated subject like polyamory was treated in such a personal way. In the aims of production, it’s a great how-to-not-make-a-movie; yet it is. Some mistakes are made and the personal road to learn how to handle it is interesting. The development of a poly relationship is well documented with all the emotions in it. What is shame is that some perspectives might be a little underlighted. From example the minority’s in this culture.
Lutine is an extraordinary film. It mixes documentary and film in such a way that it’s impossible to tell them apart. Though the polyamory in it is absolutely real and excellently portrayed. It covers the initial explorations and tribulations of a woman and her partner in polyamory, their mistakes and growth. The storyline and levels are rich and intricate. You’ll be trying to work it out for ages. I really recommend everyone watch it. They’ll enjoy it whether they are polyamorous or not.
Thank you!!! <3 It means a lot to me coming from such an expert on polyamory as you are! 😉
I really enjoyed seeing Lutine. Was it a documentary? Was it a comedy? Was it something else entirely? It struck me as kind of its own unique thing, with a new way of exploring exploration. That is to say it was exploring the thought processes of exploring new things in life — in particular, polyamory and/or more generally consensual non-monogamy.
I laughed a lot. I smiled even more. So many familiar things for those who’ve gone down paths towards polyamory. I’m honestly unsure what it would be like to view this as someone new to the concepts — it’s been too long that I’ve been in it to be able to reflect. I imagine it would be a fun ride, though. It was definitely a fun ride for me.
I’m so looking forward to the next film from this director!
As a filmmaker (Hibakusha, 2012), I approach a screening with a different eye. Lutine presented everything that film school wanted to teach, but forgot. Director, writer, producer, star Isa Broue’ let the narrative have fun and imbued the dialogue with crisp humor AND a solid philosophical credibility. Including international polyamory stalwarts as Dossie Easton, Meta, and Francoise Simpere only bolstered an alternately serious and sauntering exploration, exposition of plural relationships. The film and filmmaker Isabelle Broue’ are the next big things.
Wow! Thank you so much, Kato! <3
Ping : LUTINE in the US | Lutine – Le Film
Eric, a friend of mine and one of the leaders of a local polyamory discussion group in Seattle, WA, organized a screening of Lutine in a small theater. I couldn’t have imagined a best way to describe the real-life beauty and complexities of polyamory. Isa’s insight and fine sense of humor is of the best class. I would certainly recommend anyone interested in the subject, due to personal or academic reasons, to watch it. Eric put the cherry on top of the dessert by coordinating to have Isa by Zoom, so we could have a couple of words with her before the screening and a Q&A session at the end. She was gracious by also introducing us to her real-life partner and we had a lively discussion. Thank you to Isa for the great film and to Eric for opening this opportunity.
I had seen the first half of Lutine at a polyamory convention in Victoria, BC, Canada, and had to leave the movie to make the ferry back to the US. I connected with Isa who graciously worked with me so that I could screen Lutine in Seattle. I was satisfied and delighted to finally see the rest of the movie and with an added treat of talking to Isa and her partner about making the movie with a group of friends and fellow polyamorists. The style of the movie was intriguing (a movie within a movie) and the plot reflected the wonderful complexities of being polyamorous. What a wonderful experience!