Toronto 2019: Love Me Tender

Love Me Tender follows the point of view of a woman suffering from agoraphobia and the film doesn’t make light of mental health. Some forms of one’s mental health are visibile while others are not.  In Seconda’s (Barbara Giordano) case, she suffers from acute agoraphobia.  This means that she suffers from panic attacks and anxiety in large open spaces.  It is important that writer-director Klaudia Reynicke doesn’t make fun of those who are suffering.  While…

"Toronto 2019: Love Me Tender"