Love, Lots of It
2011 · 11m · USA
Directed by Rob Feld
Genres: drama, fantasy, sci-fi
Tones: contemplative, mythic, surreal
A woman arrives on a barren highway where a mysterious man waits, as he always has. He has things to offer, and she has things to trade — but what to choose?
Picked by Margot
The scouts
It's *almost* subversive—the roadside-deal-with-fate setup wants to feel transgressive, but it settles into the safe zone of literary parable. The surrealism is polite, which is exactly the problem.
Feld stages this encounter with real formality, a bartering ritual that recalls everything from Cocteau to the fairytale tradition, and the restraint of the filmmaking—the barren space, the measured pacing—lets the mythic weight accumulate without strain.
The power lives in that single choice: keeping the camera at middle distance during the exchange, refusing close-ups, which forces you to read intention through posture and silence rather than reaction—a decision that makes the metaphysical stakes feel genuinely earned.
Reviews
A beautiful parable about gift, chance, and significance.
Festivals
- Tribeca Film Festival 2011, World Premiere