Art of Love[1] (formerly titled Simone)[2] is a 2022 Puerto Rican romantic thriller film directed by Betty Kaplan and starring Esai Morales and Kunjue Li. It is based on the 2013 novel Simone[3] by Eduardo Lalo, who co-wrote the screenplay with Kaplan.[1]
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Directed by | Betty Kaplan |
Written by | Betty Kaplan Eduardo Lalo |
Based on | Simone by Eduardo Lalo |
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Distributed by | Samuel Goldwyn Films |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
Country | Puerto Rico |
Languages | English Spanish |
Between March and June 2020, filming was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
In June 2022, it was announced that Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film, which was released in theaters and on digital platforms on July 22, 2022.[3]
Concepción de León of The New York Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "And the film reinforces the fiction that it is often younger women who seduce older men and not the other way around. The writing, which leaves much to be desired, underscores these issues."[5]