An Affair of Love

A compelling, voyeuristic, two-character drama about a purely sexual relationship that unwittingly evolves into something more, An Affair of Love (titled A Pornographic Affair in its less fastidious native France) consists of probing post-breakup interviews with its nameless lovers (Nathalie Baye and Sergi Lopez) and flashbacks of the events surrounding their weekly hotel room trysts. Recalling how their rendezvous turned into lingering coffee dates and then into sharing more than just a mutual carnal compulsion, their connection begins to unravel once the lovers get a glimpse of each other outside the world they've created. Director Frédéric Fonteyne deftly captures every nuance of the lovers' body language and emotion, revealing their hearts while keeping the details of their daily lives secret in this fascinating film. Recommended. (R. Blackwelder)