NYFF Review: 'Love You More' Is A Paean To Teenage Lust, Affection And The Buzzcocks

Another great short film we saw during the New York Film festival, that was totally centered around the 70’s punk band, the Buzzcocks and their song “Love You More.”

Appropriately and eponymously titled, the vibrant paean to young lust and love was tender, cheeky and full of teen energetic spirit.

Centered on two teenagers in London, Georgia (Andrea Riseborough) and Peter (Harry Treadway, one half of the conjoined twins in the mock rock film, “Brothers Of The Head“), “Love You More” chronicles the strange things kids do for love. Peter is fixed on Georgia, but they never talk in class. She sees that she has the Buzzcocks scrawled all over her school books so he goes to the local record shop to buy and hear their music to figure out what she’s all about. He picks up the last copy of their latest single, “Love You More,” but moments later, she’s in the very story asking for a copy.

She pilfers it for him five-finger discount style and suggests they go back to her house to give it a go, we mean the ‘7 inch of course (the record, you gutter fiends), but soon enough they start to “explore” one another.

Directed by artist Sam Taylor-Wood (known for her famous portraits of famous celebrity males weeping like babies), she’s one to keep an eye on if only because she’ll be the person helming the upcoming young John Lennon biopic.

Dedicated to Anthony Minghella, who produced the short (we believe) the film features Buzzcocks songs in the film, including, “Noise Annoys,” and of course the titular track which plays diegetically, a number of times. It’s a cute little film and worth watching should you get the chance. Here’s a teaser.