The read
Audiences rate it 26 points higher than critics do. Most of the 3,273 2000s drama movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Rodolphe Marconi writes, directs, and stars in the coming-out drama Défense d'Aimer (Love Forbidden). Marconi plays Bruce, a young student from Paris who accepts a fellowship in Rome. He takes a flat at the Villa Medicis and writes full time. He eventually meets Italian native Matteo (Andrea Necci) and develops feelings for the man. However, Bruce is confused because Matteo also seems interested in the American student Irene (Irene D'Agostino). Love Forbidden premiered in the U.S. at the 2003 New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes17%
Metacritic28/100
Audiences rate it 26 points higher than critics do.
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Rodolphe MarconiDirector
- Rodolphe MarconiScreenplay
Cast
- Rodolphe MarconiCast
- Andrea NecciCast
- Echo DanonCast
- Hervé BrunonCast
Themes
male homosexualitylgbtgay theme