''If It Were Love'' (french: Si c'était de l'amour) is a French documentary film, directed by
Patric Chiha
Patric Chiha (born 3 March 1975) is an Austrian film director, screenwriter and film editor of Hungarian and Lebanese origin. After directing several short films and documentaries, his first feature film, ''Domain'' (2009), premiered at the 2009 ...
and released in 2020. The film profiles the professional and personal lives of the dancers in ''Crowd'', a touring piece by choreographer Gisèle Vienne about the
rave
A rave (from the verb: '' to rave'') is a dance party at a warehouse, club, or other public or private venue, typically featuring performances by DJs playing electronic dance music. The style is most associated with the early 1990s dance mus ...
scene of the 1990s.
Vincent Dieutre
Vincent Dieutre (born 25 November 1960 in Le Petit-Quevilly) is a French film director and screenwriter.
"Patric Chiha : une expérience du temps et des nouveaux états de l’amour (Si c’était de l’amour)"
''Diacritik'', March 9, 2020.
The film had its theatrical premiere in February 2020 in the Panorama Dokumente stream at the
70th Berlin International Film Festival
The 70th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 20 February to 1 March 2020. It was the first under the leadership of new Berlin Film Festival heads, business administration director Mariette Rissenbeek and artistic director C ...
, where it won the award for Best Documentary from the
Teddy Award program for LGBTQ-themed films.
The film had its public theatrical premiere in France in March 2020.
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2020 films
2020 documentary films
2020s French-language films
2020 LGBT-related films
Documentary films about dance
2020s French films
French LGBT-related documentary films
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