It's beautifully shot, too, with elegiac hues and tones. "I've Loved You So Long", chapter 70 by superslayer Both actors and director describe the making of the movie as a very interesting experience, something I don't doubt at all after seeing it.If you get a chance to see the movie, do it. Having served 15 years in prison for an unspeakable crime, she's back on the "outside." Juliette Fontaine (Kristin Scott Thomas, Golden Globe® Nominee for I've Loved You So Long, Oscar® nominee for The English Patient) is a frail, haunted woman, an ex-doctor who's a shell of her former self. French film has a tradition of featuring bourgeoises whose lives are very different from most of us. Slow moving film that ultimately did not ring a bell with me. View I've Loved You So Long (2008) photos, movie images, film stills and cast and crew photos on Fandango. The plot didn't seem contrived to me. The close=ups are amazing and Thomas' emotions as seen in her face are extraordinarily revealing. Out of this soup of convention pops a chewy bit in the shape of Kristin Scott Thomas, a woman with a Terrible Past encountering the difficulties of getting a job as an ex-con and to re-entering non-institutional life. Directed by Philippe Claudel. Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood. Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2020. I mean, she felt responsible for his death because she gave birth to him. Indeed, Paul behaves strange lately, but the truth behind it is dark and complicated. Tag: i’ve loved you so long. Of course it is long because the processes by which these people come to understand one another is long. It's a savoir faire, knowing how to live life that Woody Allen emulates in some of his NY films, but that by comparison, seems quite contrived. Juliette has just been released from prison after serving a long sentence. They have safe jobs that permit them many of the luxuries of life, they discuss politics and the arts over dinner, and they spend the weekends in the country in lovely old country houses; life, in short, has built them to worry about something less mundane than everyone else. At that point it is also revealed she killed her child because she discovered he had a terminal illness and was going to die anyway!! They need money, and a permanent resident status. Post author By Ambrose Heron; Post date 09/02/2009; DVD PICKS. Then Suzanne falls in love with the man hired to build the office. Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2018. I've Loved You So Long is a sublimely acted family drama as well as a noteworthy directorial debut from Phillipe Claudel. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Scott Thomas stars as Juliette, a distant and withdrawn woman with a hard shell. If this was indeed the case, it does not explain her behavior. Having served 15 years in prison for an unspeakable crime, she's back on the "outside." Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2020. This story is incomplete and the last chapter was posted on 25 Mar 21. It's true that this isn't for everyone. Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2015. It's not perfect, but it's so different than most movies, even most French movies, that I rounded up. Five stars aren't enough. In modern-day Paris, a journalist finds her life becoming entwined with a young girl whose family was torn apart during the notorious Vel' d'Hiv Roundup in 1942. 72 of 86 people found this review helpful. Juliette Fontaine (Kristin Scott Thomas, Golden Globe® Nominee for I've Loved You So Long, Oscar® nominee for The English Patient) is a frail, haunted woman, an ex-doctor who's a shell of her former self. There are setbacks, but the rebirth is completely believable and wonderfully moving. Suzanne "Dame Kristin Scott Thomas" is a well to do married mother, but her bourgeois lifestyle gets her down and she decides to go back to work as a physiotherapist by building an office in their backyard. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. First, a warning: In the French drama I've Loved You So Long, Kristen Scott Thomas plays a woman who returns to her family after serving a 15-year prison sentence. View production, box office, & company info. I never spoil the story when I give a review, but this is a moving and deeply felt movie. Poor Kirsten has trouble adapting, first with her sister's husband, and then with a nasty prospective employer, who insisted on knowing the length of Kirsten's sentence, and to cap that, demanded to know the nature of her crime. One of the most French elements in "Loved You" is Juliette, played by Kristin Scott Thomas. With nowhere else to go, she comes to live with her loving but estranged sister Lea (Elsa Zylberstein). Kristin Scott Thomas is excellent, as always and the plot is revealed slowly, which adds an interest and investment for the viewer. It deserves all the awards it was given. Understatedly brutal and bittersweet. Thomas' every gesture exudes the depression and emptiness of a person who has dried up inside after an ordeal that would kill most people. If you're after a low maintenance, easy to watch accessible movie then look elsewhere however if you prefer something where the plot & characters are almost teasingly developed as the film progresses, then this is well worth a couple of hours of your time. She has only a weekend to convince her colleagues to give up their bonuses in order to keep her job. I've Loved You So Long (French: Il y a longtemps que je t'aime) is a 2008 French-Canadian drama film written and directed by Philippe Claudel. Was this review helpful to you? A "Supernatural > Buffy-Centered" fan-fiction story. And in this modern French society, finally the panacea for thousands of years of strife and suffering, there is yet what author John Irving called the "undertoad." Over the summer, a series of unfortunate happening triggers a financial crisis for a young woman and she soon finds her life falling apart. Juliette Fontaine (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas) was in prison for fifteen years. You have reached the end of "I've Loved You So Long" – so far. Beyond boring and then...you have to read the subtitles to describe how boring the movie is. The dark, inevitable turns that life must take for everyone. Secrets and lies ... Kristin Scott Thomas in Iâ ve Loved You So Long. The festival of colours wouldn't be complete without the perfect dance playlist for your Holi party. I can't say enough about this picture. Having served 15 years in prison for an unspeakable crime, she's back on the "outside." Another With Kristin Scott Thomas, Elsa Zylberstein, Serge Hazanavicius, Laurent Grévill. I don't know when I have seen such a profound picture. Kristen Thomas gives the performance of her career and the way the explanation of her character takes a long time to develope. Yvan finds a burglar in his house. Use the HTML below. It is as if Mike Leigh has invaded Eric Rohmer. It's in the table settings, the food, the drink, the fruit, the walks down old, very old, but well maintained streets...you see it in the street cleaner, a large tank machine and a man with a hose...that's a driver, and a hoser, to do it well, not the one man machine that's an automaton cleaner, the one familiar to generations of Americans...but actually not often seen in American streets anymore. A profoundly touching story about isolation and human restoration, I’ve Loved You So Long is the debut feature of acclaimed novelist Philippe Claudel and was an enormous critical and box office success in France upon its release. Redemption. I've Loved You So Long movie reviews & Metacritic score: Lea and Juliette are sisters who are almost complete strangers. Yes, from " … You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. In “I’ve Loved You So Long” by Philippe Claudel she plays Juliette, a woman just released from prison after serving a fifteen-year sentence for murder. The denouement is satisfying but charged with emotion and played by the two sisters to perfection. After a long pregnant pause Kirsten confessed to murdering her son, and was told emphatically to 'get out' by the brute. ), but more importantly it is also a study of rehabilitation and of sisterly love. A woman struggles to interact with her family and find her place in society after spending fifteen years in prison. Just had the pleasure of seeing this movie in a cinema and I can wholeheartedly recommend it.The movie touches several very sensitive subjects in a careful and a non-judging way; it left me thinking deeply about the rules of our society, and what happens if one falls through the raster; if what one has done does not fit into the view of the majority and one's actions are not compatible with the rules that society has given itself.There are scenes that made me laugh, others leaving me absorbed in thought, all the while realising: this is life as it is, sometimes wonderful, sometimes brutal and sad.The acting is brilliant in my view, the film lives from Kristin Scott Thomas and Elsa Zylberstein, both seem to be made for the characters they play while the rest of the cast, even for the smallest part, seems to have been carefully picked as well. A Look at the Lifetime Relationship between the Slayer and the Hunter. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2009. (2008). Sandra is a factory worker who discovers that her workmates have opted for a EUR1,000 bonus in exchange for her dismissal. 15 wins & 29 nominations. Their relationship fractured when older sister Juliette is sentenced to 15 years in prison, two siblings wage an emotional battle to rebuild their relationship, overcome the secrets that keep them apart, and finally express the thoughts that have lain dormant for well over a decade. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 13, 2018. This movie is all about character. This is a wonderfully deep and affecting film about a woman as she struggles to move from prison and unspeakable guilt back into life. Spectacular performance from Kristen Scott Thomas, very well supported by Elsa Zylberstein. The only part that seemed a bit phony to me was the way the little Vietnamese girl acted. And “I’ve Loved You So Long,” a new French film written and directed by Philippe Claudel, is dominated by the murder, more than a decade in the past, of a 6-year-old boy. I ran across this movie when I was searching for another one.Of couse,not by Thomas.Without hesitation I purchased it since the title touched me as if you would fall in love at the first sight with someone you never met before.Kristin performed so well in this movie.A single gesture,a shine of her eyes,and even a little shiver of her ear at the ending would make you keep in heart.What we call love is that onething can change your life.True love will lead in warmness and brilliance instead of coldness and gloom.Like Juliette,everybody has the same experience wandering in the streets,feeling dazed and confused.Family support is important to rebuild confidence.Elza Zylberstein also did a perfect job in the movie.Her sweet smile was in harmony with the beautiful scenery of Nancy city.In English Language Version Thomas dubs for the role in her own voice and she's really excellent.Namely,it's a 25GB Blu-ray Disc with both English and French audio.Enjoy. 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