Luv

Harry Berlin, a slender and barely functional man, stands on a bridge considering ending his life. He is unexpectedly interrupted by Milt Manville, an old friend whose force of personality reframes the moment. The encounter sets off a chain of events that will pull both men into an unlikely bond.

Milt takes Harry to his house to meet Ellen, his long-suffering wife. Ellen vents about a non-existent sex life, unaware that Milt keeps a secret lover in Linda. The dynamic at the Manville home begins to change the course of their lives.

Harry and Ellen discover a fragile romance and decide to marry. They travel to Niagara Falls for their honeymoon, a trip that deepens their bond even as it exposes Harry's immaturity. The wedding and trip set the stage for a volatile, passionate relationship.

During the honeymoon, Harry tests Ellen's devotion by behaving childishly and acting out toward her. Ellen endures the escalating antics and public humiliations, trying to prove their love can withstand conflict. The couple's affection remains tangled with misbehavior that borders on cruelty.

In the wake of the divorce, Milt marries Linda and settles into a smaller apartment with a simpler routine. Linda quits her fitness career to stay home, leaving Milt as the sole breadwinner forced to make ends meet. He begins selling items to past clients to keep up appearances.

Linda ultimately dumps Milt, plunging him into financial and emotional precarity. He longs to win Ellen back and repair his life by recapturing what he lost. Ellen confesses that she doesn't love Harry as much as she hoped.

Milt and Ellen hatch a plan to rejoin their lives by pushing Harry to divorce Ellen so they can start anew. To prove himself as an equal partner, Harry takes a job as an elevator operator in a department store. The job marks a farcical new phase in his erratic endeavors.

The ex-spouses conspire to make Harry fall for Linda, hoping to sever his ties with Ellen. Their plan collides with the messy reality of Harry's unpredictable temperament, especially in the wake of earlier failed attempts. The situation grows increasingly tangled and unstable.

Milt and Ellen's meddling brings the ex-spouses together at a Japanese restaurant, where old grievances erupt into a loud, chaotic scene. The confrontation reveals how deeply tangled their relationships have become and raises questions about who truly belongs with whom. The incident further destabilizes their arrangements.

In a desperate bid to resolve the love triangle, Milt orchestrates bringing Harry back to the bridge to stage either suicide or a believable illusion of it. Ellen reluctantly aids the plan, but Milt's insistence leads to dangerous slips and two falls from the scaffold. The sequence endangers Ellen and sets a grim tone for the finale.

During a late-night rescue attempt, Linda helps keep Harry afloat since he cannot swim. The crisis pulls Harry toward Linda emotionally, while Milt and Ellen reaffirm their love for each other. The chaotic rescue completes the emotional reshuffling and redefines loyalties.