Love Streams

"She loved too much. He didn't love anyone. One fine day, their paths met."

Aug 24 1984 PG-13 2h 21m
Drama

Two closely-bound, emotionally wounded siblings reunite after years apart.

Plot

The film describes a few days in the life of the writer Robert Harmon and his sister Sarah. The decadent life of Robert is made of alcohol, cigarettes, and short-time relationships with women; women he interviews for a book, he spends a weekend with at a casino or fall in love with for the fun of an evening. Having no constraints, he his unable to be responsible for anything including the care of his son, leaving him alone in an hotel room and teaching the 8-years old boy how to drink. His life is made of his own phantasms as an artist. His sister is divorcing from her husband because of her exuberant and insane behavior. She scares her daughter Debbie who prefers to stay with her father, a decision that hurts Sarah very deeply and reinforces her nervous breakdown. Most of the movie takes place in the house of Robert. We watch Robert and Sarah struggling with their own lives. As the movie progresses, the house gets empty little by little...

Written by

Ted Allan, John Cassavetes

Directed by

John Cassavetes

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions

Languages

English, Français, Español

Awards

4 wins & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
7,042
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA