Art of Love[1] (formerly titled Simone)[2] is a 2022 Puerto Rican romantic thriller film directed by Betty Kaplan and starring Esai Morales and Kunjue Li.
The professor sees a message written on the pavement that says something to the effect of 'the greatest form of love is paying attention to another human'.
He speaks to a French bookshop owner at her shop, and learns the person courting him is Simone Weil.
Finally, a message on his landline from Simone, introducing herself brings him joyous expectation for the date she sets for them to meet.
Simone and the professor photograph the place of her employment and plaster posters on its outside walls to promote her work.
But later Simone rejects him when he asks if she is every going to let him make love to her completely she says she can not explain, then leaves him a message saying she can not see him anymore.
On a rainy night, the professor finds Julia sitting on the cement pavement, brings her to his house and showers her.