She Loved Blossoms More – Movie Review (3/5)

SHE LOVED BLOSSOMS MORE is a trippy sci-fi horror movie with dark comedy and a strong sense of style. Quite weird but proudly so, and with the most amazing practical effects throughout. Read our full She Loved Blossoms More movie review here!

SHE LOVED BLOSSOMS MORE is a sci-fi horror movie that takes place in Greece. It’s a French and Greek co-production (org. title: Agapouse ta louloudia perissotero), which has resulted in these two languages being spoken in the film.

Never mind what languages are spoken. This trippy sci-fi horror story is much more about the strong visual style. The runtime is just around an hour and a half, and it’s a wild experience with animatronics and practical effects galore.

Continue reading our She Loved Blossoms More movie review below. Find it in theaters and on VOD from October 3, 2025.

Three brothers and a strange machine

In She Loved Blossoms More, we meet three brothers who are dealing with the death of their mother in a very unique way. They’ve built a very unusual time machine, which they intend to use to bring their long-dead mother back to life.

Yes, this movie is essentially a comedic, very trippy, and deeply disturbing exploration of grief and what it can make people do.

Their father (Dominique Pinon) is still alive and shows up during the strange experiments the brothers are performing on various animals. I’m pleased to say this is where animatronics play a big role.

Otherwise, this would have been a non-starter for me.

Unfortunately for everyone, the arrival of their father results in the experiments going sideways. A psychedelic hellscape comes next, and an experiment leads to a very strangely “torn” character.

Lots of horror pop culture references

From very early on, She Loved Blossoms More has elements that most genre fans will find familiar. One of the first, for me, was an element that felt straight out of David Cronenberg’s The Fly (1986).

Well, except for the intention to make something travel to another dimension instead of “simple” teleportation.

I don’t want to mention any other references She Loved Blossoms More brought to my mind, as it could ruin some of the surprise. Just know that this movie is ideal for anyone who loves the use of animatronics.

Watch She Loved Blossoms More in theaters or on VOD

She Loved Blossoms More comes from director Yannis Veslemes. It was executively produced by Ant Timpson (Come to Daddy, Deathgasm), Christos V. Konstantakopoulos (Yorgos Lanthimos‘ The Lobster), and Andreas Zoupanos Kritikos (Knock at the Cabin).

The screenplay comes from the director Dimitris Emmanouilidis.

This genre-blending treat has already been applauded for its style at the Tribeca Film Festival. It has won multiple festival awards. Including the Noves Visions award at the iconic genre film festival “Sitges”.

You have to love the weird and visually charged movies, where the plot may be clear, but the storyline takes a backseat to style. For me, this was a style over function (or content), but it’s still a gorgeous genre production.

Everything is done with so much focus and passion that I couldn’t help but be impressed. Even if it was a little (too!) weird for me in many ways.

She Loved Blossoms More is in theaters and on VOD from October 3, 2025.

Details

Director: Yannis Veslemes
Writers: Yannis Veslemes, Dimitris Emmanouilidis
Starring: Panos Papadopoulos, Julio Giorgos Katsis, Aris Balis, Dominique Pinon