‘Words of Love’ Review: French Filmmaker Rudi Rosenberg Sensitively Captures the Chaos and Compassion of Family
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- Rudi Rosenberg directs his sophomore feature "Words of Love", a family drama set in the 1990s in Sarcelles, north Paris.
- Erika (Hafsia Herzi) raises two children alone, including daughter Abigaëlle (Ella Bedoucha at age 7, Nour Salam at age 14) who obsessively seeks her absent father.
- Yoni (Aïdan Djouadi at age 5, Charlie Lugassy at age 12) maintains a relationship with his father despite his parents’ separation.
- Bruno Tracq edits the film, delivering a multi‑character phone scene that blends screwball‑style comedy with underlying tragedy.
- Words of Love uses period‑appropriate costumes, a 1990s soundtrack and an answering machine as a pivotal plot device, deliberately omitting modern cellphones.
Why it matters: Rudi Rosenberg’s authentic depiction of a fractured family strikes a chord with viewers, boosting his standing in French cinema and increasing demand for his future projects.
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