Oct 29, 2008 i ve loved you so long begins with a situation similar to rachel getting married. Ive loved you so long 2008stream and watch online moviefone. Tension masterfully builds to a slow simmer in claudels film, but youve got to remember that juliettes fuse, no matter how long or slow to burn, is lit and approaching a. Written and directed by philippe claudel, this is french movie making at its best. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent ive loved you so long online on moviefone. Kristin scott thomas four weddings and a funeral, the english patient offers a truly sensational performance in this utterly engrossing and deeply moving tale of two sisters who rebuild their relationship after fifteen years apart. 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. Academy award nominee kristin scott thomas the english patient, gosford park gives the performance of her career in. In ive loved you so long by philippe claudel she plays juliette, a woman just released from. Its a line from a popular french song that, in this film, two sisters might learn as a piano duet. One sister is released from an institution for a homecoming with another sister who is not overjoyed to see her.
Sep 30, 2014 juliette fontaine is an exdoctor whos a shell of her former self. Novelistturnedfilmmaker philippe claudels debut film, ive loved you so long, is a character study in the very strictest of terms. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Ive loved you so long observes both the gradual emotional rapprochement between the two adult siblings and the efforts of the reticent juliette to rehabilitate herself in the wider world. This former doctor has to find a job, meet regularly with her parole officer, and deal with the curiosity of the locals. Ive loved you so long is a film about the strength of women, their capacity to shine forth, reconstruct themselves and be reborn. Rent i ve loved you so long 2008 starring kristin scott thomas and elsa zylberstein on dvd and bluray.
Download ive loved you so long 2008 full watch moviehd. Ive loved you so long runs a bit longer than it perhaps needed to, and the last act contains a revelation, at once unlikely and unsurprising, that robs the story of much of the tension it has. Ive loved you so long 2008 philippe claudel, kristin scott. Mar 19, 2008 ive loved you so long is a film about the strength of women, their capacity to shine forth, reconstruct themselves and be reborn. A broken soul wandering aimlessly on the long path to redemption. 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 is a 2008 frenchcanadian drama film written and directed by philippe claudel. The movie opens and closes with closeups of her haunted face and, in between, she is rarely off the screen in a marvellously nuanced performance, well supported by elsa zylberstein who plays her younger sister lea. Despite such a list, ive loved you so long, though somber, resists melodrama and is brightened by moments of quiet humor. A story about our secrets, about confinement, about the. Baftaaward winning ive loved you so long is the outstanding, critically acclaimed breakthrough film of the year. Juliette has just been released from prison after serving a long sentence. 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. Oct 24, 2008 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing ive loved you so long near you.
Ive loved you so long, movie trailers, clips, videos. Their relationship fractured when older sister juliette is sentenced to 15 years in prison, two siblings wage an emotional battle to rebuild their relationship. Lea elsa zylberstein and juliette kristin scott thomas are sisters. All you really need to know is that its french and excellent. Her portrayal is so nuanced as juliette, an older sister recently released from jail, trying. Scott thomas and her movie are some kind of miracle.
James berardinelli ive loved you so long is the kind of film that will bore to tears those who do not enjoy simple. Rent ive loved you so long 2008 on dvd and bluray dvd. It tells the story of a woman struggling to interact with. Ive loved you so long 2008, 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. Ive loved you so long is a 2008 french canadian drama film written and directed by philippe claudel. Juliette fontaine is an exdoctor whos a shell of her former self. That is to say that almost everything in the film, from composition to narrative arc to dialogue, is contingent on.
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. Feb, 2009 kristin scott thomas has proven herself to be an exceptional french actress, as well as an exceptional english one. Ive loved you so long asks its audience to invest complex thought and emotion into the scenario, but it rewards them in droves for doing so when the answers are revealed. Oct 24, 2008 the film has yet to bow here, yet kristin scott thomas is already a magnet for oscar buzz. Berlin international film festival official website. At the clear fountain while i was strolling by i found the water so nice that i went in to bathe. Ive loved you so long is as french as tarte du pomme. Having served 15 years in prison for an unspeakable crime, shes back on the outside and with nowhere else to go, she comes to. There are subtle questions about whether either one can be trusted even now. When she was convicted her parents declared they wanted nothing more to. There is great compassion in claudels story of a woman. Rent ive loved you so long 2008 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
Its not perfect, but its so different than most movies, even most french movies, that i. The film has yet to bow here, yet kristin scott thomas is already a magnet for oscar buzz. But you might like to know that its a wonderful vehicle for kristin scott thomas, the british actress married to a frenchman, who plays juliette, an anglo french woman with some dark and painful secrets which only slowly unfold as the narrative takes its traumatic course. Ive loved you so long is a title that doesnt translate very well. Nov 21, 2008 ive loved you so long runs a bit longer than it perhaps needed to, and the last act contains a revelation, at once unlikely and unsurprising, that robs the story of much of the tension it has. 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. Kristin scott thomas really carries this emotionpacked french movie. 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. Berlinale archive annual archives 2008 programme il y a. 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. Scott thomass performance is among the very best ive seen all year.
The film begins with lea, the younger sister by fifteen years, picking juliette up at the airport. 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. 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. 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. In this intense french drama, juliette is released from jail after serving 15 years for murder. Kristin scott thomass startling performance encourages the audience to face the inner and outer worlds the film represents as directly as she does. 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. Both of the sisters are believed responsible for a tragic death some years in the past. Ive loved you so long on dvd movie synopsis and info.
Ive loved you so long takes tiny steps like a newly released prisoner. Oct 30, 2008 ive loved you so long is a film about the strength of women, their capacity to shine forth, reconstruct themselves and be reborn. It is set in martinique in the 1930s, where blacks working sugarcane fields were still treated harshly by their white employers. It takes a gutsy firsttime writerdirector to make a film so understated. An enormous critical and box office success in france, scottthomas phenomenal performance has already been singled out by. Reviewed in the united states on february 10, 2009. Kristin scott thomas has proven herself to be an exceptional french actress, as well as an exceptional english one. The world has moved on and she often seems confused. 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. It is based on a semiautobiographical novel by joseph zobel of the same name, or, alternatively titled black shack alley.