The Hollywood Reporter has published a review of "Love Lessons", a French romantic comedy written and directed by Martin Provost, which premiered at the Locarno Film Festival. Critic Leslie Felperin describes it as tastefully made but slight "fluff", praising its elegant style and seaside setting while suggesting the plot itself is almost secondary to its polished aesthetic and starry ensemble cast.

The film stars Fabrice Luchini as Emile, a retired French teacher whose wife leaves him for another man on the day of his retirement, prompting him to navigate his romantic options, including a rekindled connection with his teenage sweetheart, Lala, who has returned to the Normandy town of Dieppe. It also features Emmanuelle Devos, Chiara Mastroianni and Carole Bouquet, with a running time of one hour and 54 minutes. The reviewer frames it as a gentle, sex-free "sex comedy" for older audiences, driven more by literary quotation, scenery and costume than plot or passion.