Novo

Novo (2002)

  • 50% of critics liked it
    (10 reviews)

  • 50% of users liked it
    (1,592 ratings)

The nature of love and memory and how the two sensations interrelate are explored in Jean-Pierre Limosin's 2002 film Novo. Office worker Graham (Eduardo Noriega) suffered a head injury that destroyed his ability to maintain long-term memories. Falling in love with the forgetful Graham, temporary… More

R, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By
Jean-Pierre Limosin
Written By
Christophe Honoré, Jean Pierre Limosin
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Jul 8, 2005 Wide
On DVD
Nov 22, 2005
IFC Films

Critic Reviews

  • Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

    While its provocative theme clearly has dramatic and comedic possibilities, the film mostly fails to realize them, content to provide a series of erotic encounters with plenty of opportunities for its lead performers to undress.

  • Jack Mathews, New York Daily News

    Playfully sexy.

  • Stephen Holden, New York Times

    Sleek, attractive and ultimately vapid, Novo applies to sex and love the concept of short-term memory loss used to such acute dramatic effect in Memento.

  • James Crawford, Village Voice

    Limosin's elliptical narrative, meant to correlate with his protagonist's blank-slate mind, instead plays as desultory and just plain confused.

  • Ken Fox, TV Guide's Movie Guide

    Despite its philosophical pretensions, the film is fairly lightweight, and its good-looking cast and sleek production values are more memorable than any of its heady themes.

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  • Tsubaki S


    Memento with more tits, but with less brains.

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