克莱尔·麦康奈

安娜怀疑自己与伴侣的感情可能并不像想象中那么真实，为了改善关系，她开始在一家神秘的研究所工作，这里专门负责挑拨或测试那些怨偶间是否真的存在过浪漫的爱情。

Set in an uncanny future — or perhaps a slightly alternate present where cellphone technology is nowhere to be found — Anna and her partner Ryan have achieved every couple’s dream: they are in possession of a document certifying their true love. Their comfortable if somewhat mundane life, however, leaves Anna questioning their successful love test, administered by placing their...

Setinanuncannyfuture—orperhapsaslightlyalternatepresentwherecellphonetechnologyisnowheretobefound—AnnaandherpartnerRyanhaveachievedeverycouple’sdream:theyareinpossessionofadocumentcertifyingtheirtruelove.Theircomfortableifsomewhatmundanelife,however,leavesAnnaquestioningtheirsuccessfullovetest,administeredbyplacingtheirextractedfingernailsintoacutting-edgemachine.AnnasoonbeginsworkingfortheLoveInstituteunderthetutelageofDuncan(LukeWilson),which,inadditiontodeterminingacouples’statusviathemysterioustest,trainsthemtodeepenbonds.There,she’spairedwiththeexperienced—anddevastatinglycharming—Amirtotakecouplesatvariousstagesofrelationshipsthroughaseriesoflove-buildingactivitiesbeforethebigtest.Asthenewcolleaguesworktoamelioratetheconnectionsofclients,AnnabeginstowonderifperhapsAmirisheronetrueloveandiftrustingherownfeelingsisamorereliablemetricthanwhatisdeterminedbyamachine.