In this intense french drama, juliette is released from jail after serving 15 years for murder. It tells the story of a woman struggling to interact with. Ive loved you so long isnt a perfect movie, thanks to the wrinkle at the end but it is so good for so long that it begs forgiveness. Sep 25, 2008 ive loved you so long 4 5 stars 4 out. Although life once violently separated them, lea elsa zylberstein,her younger. Although she may seem cold and distant, her attitude stems more from her being ill at ease. Ive loved you so long 2008, directed by philippe claudel. Oh, ive loved her so long oh, ive loved her so long theres a place that i know we could go get away for a while i can bring her the peace that she needs give her reason to smile. Ive loved you so long is a 2008 frenchcanadian drama film written and directed by philippe claudel. Heralded as a critical and audience favourite at some of the worlds most prestigious international film festivals, ive loved you so long was a breakout box office success upon its release in the. Heralded as a critical and audience favourite at some of the worlds most prestigious international film festivals, ive loved you so long was a. Oh, i ve loved her so long oh, i ve loved her so long theres a place that i know we could go get away for a while i can bring her the peace that she needs give her reason to smile.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing ive loved you so long near you. Mar 01, 2009 last years french melodrama ive loved you so long is difficult to understand without being a parent. The drab, industrial set fades into the background, so theres little to distract us from the actors, and against the predominant blackness their facial features and costumes are often striking. What shes done and why is reavealed at the right time. The film is almost like a novel or short story, so ones curiosity is satisfied slowly. The world has moved on and she often seems confused. Juliette has just been released from prison after serving a long sentence. Academy award nominee kristin scott thomas the english patient, gosford park gives the performance of her career in the extraordinary debut feature by awardwinning novelist philippe claudel. You cant possibly watch ive loved you so long and not root for kristin scott thomas juliette. There is great compassion in claudels story of a woman. After this long and brutal separation, juliette reunites with her younger sister lea, who takes her in, and so she begins sharing life with luc, leas husband, their.
I pulled out the movie, youve got mail, starring tom hanks and meg ryan, remember that movie. Rent ive loved you so long 2008 starring kristin scott thomas and elsa zylberstein on dvd and bluray. A while back i was in the mood for a feelgood movie. The production rewards viewers who roll with the shifting tones, explore the mystery of juliettes past alongside lea, and stay to the end. Like another compelling fall drama, jonathan demmes rachel getting married, claudels film is about the return of a sister, a sister who has done a. Ive loved you so long on dvd movie synopsis and info. Juliette kristen scott thomas has been estranged from her family for 15 years. Sep 14, 2009 in the french language film partir, kristin scott thomas plays a welltodo wife who abruptly leaves her family to pursue a whitehot sexual affair with a working class spaniard. Lea and juliette are sisters who are almost complete strangers. Released october 24th, 2008, ive loved you so long stars kristin scott thomas, elsa zylberstein, serge hazanavicius, laurent grevill the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 57 min, and.
Having served 15 years in prison for an unspeakable crime, shes back on the outside and with nowhere else to go, she comes to. The film has yet to bow here, yet kristin scott thomas is already a magnet for oscar buzz. The film is a biographical black and white documentary about michel recanati, a militant leader during the may 1968 riots in paris. This is the first film from author philippe claudel and it all feels like a book. One of the years major disappointments, at least if you consider it against the advance buzz, is philippe claudels ive loved you so long, a depressed, french inroad into the m. I pretty much love any movie with tom hanks or meg ryan.
Philippe claudels debut film, i ve loved you so long, could have been great, but its saturated with a bourgeois, pbstype tone that drains most of the drama away. Youve got mail is a 1998 american romantic comedy set in manhattan upper west side of new york city. Kristin scott thomas stars as juliette in ive loved you so long. Ive loved you so long is a puzzling triumph the michigan. Kristin scott thomass startling performance encourages the audience to face the inner and outer worlds the film represents as directly as she does. Much admired, it won the 2009 bafta for the best film not in english. Ive loved you so long 2008 after serving 15 years in prison for killing her young son, juliette kristin scott thomas moves in with her younger sister, lea elsa zylberstein. Kristin scott thomas bares all to show passion of middle age. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Oct 24, 2008 and ive 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 6yearold boy.
Ive loved you so long music video kristin scott thomas youtube. A worldweary woman kristin scott thomas tries to reconnect with her estranged sister. Juliette fontaine is an exdoctor whos a shell of her former self. Nov 12, 2008 heralded as a critical and audience favourite at some of the worlds most prestigious international film festivals, ive loved you so long was a breakout box office success upon its release in the. Brownstone apartment in the movie youve got mail with tom. In the french language film partir, kristin scott thomas plays a welltodo wife who abruptly leaves her family to pursue a whitehot sexual affair with a working class spaniard. Its a line from a popular french song that, in this film, two sisters might learn as a piano duet. In the french drama ive loved you so long, kristen scott thomas plays a woman who returns to her family after serving a 15year prison sentence. A broken soul wandering aimlessly on the long path to redemption. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. At the clear fountain while i was strolling by i found the water so nice that i went in to bathe. Philippe claudel born 2 february 1962 is a french writer and film director claudel was born in dombaslesurmeurthe, meurtheetmoselle. Philippe claudels debut film, ive loved you so long, could have been great, but its saturated with a bourgeois, pbstype tone that drains most of the drama away. Ive loved you so long is a 2008 french canadian drama film written and directed by philippe claudel.
And ive 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 6yearold boy. One of the most french elements in loved you is juliette, played by kristin scott thomas. Oct 29, 2008 but the two films are otherwise completely different, and if youve seen one, you havent seen the other. Lea was still a teenager when juliette, a doctor, was convicted of the murder of her sixyearold son. Last years french melodrama ive loved you so long is difficult to understand without being a parent. But the two films are otherwise completely different, and if youve seen one, you havent seen the other. Kristin scott thomas has proven herself to be an exceptional french actress, as well as an exceptional english one. Philippe claudel, the french novelist and film maker whose ive loved you so long won this years bafta for best foreignlanguage film, sees gavras as a tragic poet whose elegant, humanist films.
Night shyamalan niche, insofar as the whole movie pivots on its final five minutes, which dont make a. Ive loved you so long is one of those, increasingly rare, films which moves slowly and carefully, but is utterly involving from the first. The films plot revolves around the death of a young child and its resolution is so contentious its difficult to say if the movie is any good or not. But the two films are otherwise completely different, and if youve seen one, you.
Reviewed in the united states on february 10, 2009. Ultimately, ive loved you so long is uplifting, although one might not expect that from the thematic material. Amelie is a great film extremely tender and very witty. Ive loved you so long music video kristin scott thomas. Ive loved you so long is as french as tarte du pomme. Despite such a list, i ve loved you so long, though somber, resists melodrama and is brightened by moments of quiet humor. Despite such a list, ive loved you so long, though somber, resists melodrama and is brightened by moments of quiet humor.
Having served 15 years in prison for an unspeakable crime, shes back on the outside. French movie by philippe claudel is so powerfully distinctive that its as if claudel has not merely written the lead role for her, but extrapolated his film s entire. This is the first film from author philippe claudel and it all feels like a book, which is a compliment in this case. Im not usually into french film if im honest, but this is a cracker. A broken soul wandering aimlessly on the long path to. With kristin scott thomas, elsa zylberstein, serge hazanavicius, laurent grevill. Ive loved you so long 2008 stream and watch online. Sep 30, 2014 juliette fontaine is an exdoctor whos a shell of her former self. Rent i ve loved you so long 2008 starring kristin scott thomas and elsa zylberstein on dvd and bluray. Aug 05, 2008 stunning french drama featuring a career best performance from kristin scott thomas, out in uk cinemas from september 26 2008. Today i thought id take you on a little tour of the wonderful places we get to.
Feb, 2009 kristin scott thomas has proven herself to be an exceptional french actress, as well as an exceptional english one. Ultimately, i ve loved you so long is uplifting, although one might not expect that from the thematic material. While jonathan demmes rachel getting married was a selfindulgent melodrama, french writerdirector philippe claudels ive loved you so long is an elegant and moving family drama. T he presence of kristin scott thomas in this literate french movie by philippe claudel is so powerfully distinctive that its as if claudel has not.
What an overrated pseudointellectual french yarn about something so sensitive and it has nothing new to offer. I ve loved you so long 2008 after serving 15 years in prison for killing her young son, juliette kristin scott thomas moves in with her younger sister, lea elsa zylberstein. Oct 24, 2008 the film has yet to bow here, yet kristin scott thomas is already a magnet for oscar buzz. The film is a biographical black and white documentary about michel recanati, a militant leader during the may 1968 riots in paris it tells the story of two friends through the. Dec 27, 2008 i ve loved you so long isnt a perfect movie, thanks to the wrinkle at the end but it is so good for so long that it begs forgiveness. An example of the french tradition of highquality adult melodrama. Filmed live on broadway was shot on videotape, so the image exhibits a vibrant, crisp look that really pops on bigscreen, highdef displays. Kristin scott thomas bares all to show passion of middle. Juliette kristin scott thomas and her sister lea elsa zylberstein play it on the piano together a bit over an hour into the film. Ive loved you so long is the kind of film americas moviemakers have all. Mourir a 30 ans is a 1982 film directed by romain goupil, which won the camera dor and award of the youth french film at the cannes film festival, and the cesar award for best debut. Kristin scott thomas elsa zylberstein serge hazanavicius laurent grevill awards.
With nowhere else to go, she comes to live with her loving but estranged sister lea elsa zylberstein. A woman struggles to interact with her family and find her place in society after spending fifteen years in prison. When she was convicted her parents declared they wanted nothing more to do with her, and now she is free it seems she has noone to support her in her vulnerable state. Rent ive loved you so long 2008 on dvd and bluray dvd. It tells the story of a woman struggling to interact with her family and find her place in society after spending fifteen years in prison. Having an emotional stake in something we cant control requires a small amount of courage.