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.
Love Forbidden has generally received negative reviews.
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Love Forbidden was released in 2002 and has generally received negative reviews.
Online reviewers have written 5 reviews, giving Love Forbidden (2002) an average rating of 38%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 73%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 45%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Love Forbidden than critics were.
With a score of 38%, Love Forbidden is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2002, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2002 with similar scores include films like The Tuxedo and The Adventures of Pluto Nash.
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