| Hartverscheurend | |
| Director: | Mijke de Jong |
| Starring: | Marieke Heebink Mark Rietman |
| Runtime: | 85 minutes |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Language: | Dutch |
Love Hurts (Dutch Hartverscheurend) is a 1993 Dutch drama film directed by Mijke de Jong. At the 1993 Netherlands Film Festival, de Jong won the Prijs van de Nederlandse Filmkritiek for the film.[1]
In 1990s Amsterdam, Loe and Bob are in a relationship, but wanting different things. Loe is a singer who likes to party and who is also engaged in migrant support. Bob is a lawyer focused on his career. As the film progresses, the tensions in the relationship become exposed.
The critical response to the film was mixed. Variety enjoyed the "total immersion in the couple’s rocky rapport" and praised the camerawork of Joost Van Starrenburg as well as the editing by Menno Boerema.[2] In contrast, Time Out summed it up as a "well-meaning, not unintelligent, but rather tiresome look at the volatile relationship of two ill-matched lovers".[3]