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Synopsis: 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. Having served 15 years in prison for an unspeakable crime, she's back on the "outside." With nowhere else to go, she comes to live with her loving but estranged sister Lea (Elsa Zylberstein).
Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Elsa Zylberstein
Supporting actors: Serge Hazanavicius, Laurent Grévill, Frédéric Pierrot, Claire Johnston, Catherine Hosmalin, Jean-Claude Arnaud, Olivier Cruveiller, Lise Ségur, Mouss, Souad Mouchrik, Nicole Dubois, Laurent Claret, Marcel Ouendeno, Gérard Barbonnet, Jérémie Covillault, Kevin Lipka, Bruno Raffaelli, Pascal Demolon, Aïcha Mimouni, Catherine Antoine
Directed by: Philippe Claudel
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Runtime: 1 hour 58 minutes
Release year: 2008
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for thematic material and smoking.
ASIN: B001R1SQUC
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,527 in Amazon Video On Demand (See Bestsellers in Amazon Video On Demand)
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I've Loved You So Long DVD ~ Kristin Scott Thomas

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  • US Theatrical Release Date: January 01, 2008
  • MPAA: Rated PG-13 for thematic material and smoking.
  • Production Company: Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC), UGC YM, Canal+, Eurimages, France 3 Cinéma, Integral Film, Sofica Soficinéma 4, Sofica UGC 1, TPS Star
  • Filming Locations: Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France
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43 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of those movies you'll still be thinking about days and weeks later, January 5, 2009
By Sharon Isch (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I've Loved You So Long (DVD)
I think I'd call this a perfect gray day movie and I suggest seeing it with someone who's on your same wave length because, once it's over, you're going to want to talk about it and, perhaps, piece together the parts of the story that were merely alluded to.

Kristin Scott Thomas, in a quietly intense, brilliantly calibrated performance, plays a woman just freed after 15 years in prison for murder. Until she can establish a new life, she is to move in with the sister who never came to visit her in all those years and the sister's family--a worried husband, two young adopted daughters and the husband's father, a stroke victim who can no longer talk. Soon a parole officer who dreams of visiting the Orinoco and a university colleague of the sister, who once taught in a prison, assume key roles as well. All these characters, even the little kids, come off as exceptionally real and interesting people.

This is one of those movies that reveals itself slowly and stays with you for a long time. It plays on an emotional level that reminds me somewhat of "Under the Sand," the Charlotte Rampling movie about the woman whose husband went for a swim and was never seen again. (Odd, kind of, that both are French movies that star English actresses who've lived most of their adult lives in France.)
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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Human Struggle of Living and Loving, February 10, 2009
This review is from: I've Loved You So Long (DVD)
This is an excellent film. But, not just because it is smartly written, splendidly acted, and directed with just the right touch so as to make you feel as if you are watching life unfold in the lives of people who would be shocked to find you there, uninvited. It is also an excellent film because it takes up important subjects like forgiveness, healing, courage, and grace. It gets at the ironic beauty and pain of life without being heavy-handed and melodramatic. I went to see this film three times...as I don't speak French, I spent the first screening reading it. The second time I watched the sheer nakedness of the performances. The third time, I was able to catch the nuances of its visual storytelling. At no point in these screenings was I bored. Nor did I feel I was seeing the same moments repeated. This film deserves that kind of attention.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, January 13, 2009
This review is from: I've Loved You So Long (DVD)
While I've never been such a Philistine as to decline to see a film because it is in an unknown language and I'd have to read the subtitles, there is usually a sense of emotional distance when you have to read the words yourself. In the case of I've Loved You So Long, I felt no such distance. Indeed, this is the first time I've cried in a movie since... I don't know when. Sure, I am a callous bastard, but I often find myself moved by a film, only, rarely do I find myself as moved as I was by this one.

I've Loved You So Long focuses on the story of Juliette Fontaine coming from prison to live with her sister, who was a young adolescent when she was incarcerated. The tensions of living with an extended family are exacerbated by Juliette's personality, which it is accepted is altered by her time in gaol. Philippe Claudel's story is beautifully structured to release just as much information as is necessary to keep you interested, while retaining just enough mystery to keep you on the edge of your seat.

I have never seen a French film that I haven't liked, but I have also never seen a French film of this calibre. It is an outstanding piece of storytelling, full of pathos and charm.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Impeccable Acting
Kristin Scott Thomas has long been a favorite actress to watch, a friend describes her simply as "compelling." I loved this movie! Ms. Read more
Published 8 hours ago by Karen A. Murphy

5.0 out of 5 stars So deep about the human soul !
This is exactly the kind of fine movie we need badly.The relations between the characters, the acceptance and the climax are so emotional. Read more
Published 9 days ago by Ayn Rand Fan

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Character Study...
I rented the film because of the awards buzz; also, I've always been interested in the career of Kristin Scott Thomas. Very glad I did. Read more
Published 15 days ago by R. Gawlitta

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing film
"I've Loved You So Long" is by far the best film I've seen in a very long time. This French film stars Kristin Scott Thomas as Juliette, a woman who is released from prison after... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Melissa Niksic

5.0 out of 5 stars "There's no prison worse than the death of one's child"
The details of the movie slowly unfold to reveal the truth behind the cold appearance of a woman with a mysterious past. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars She Achieves "Tragedienne" Status
"I've Loved You So Long," ("Il ya longtemps que je t'aime") (2008) a French-speaking feature film, a drama/ mystery, and an exemplar of French "intimisme,"was first released in... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Stephanie DePue

5.0 out of 5 stars A Thoughtful Film From The French Cinema
I have had a long time interest in well-made foreign films from an earlier period, mainly the then French New Wave. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Alfred Johnson

3.0 out of 5 stars Spare me your nuanced performances
Let's be blunt: I don't care for characters who are turned in on themselves. And, frankly, I am a little suspicious of those who do. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Myrna Minkoff

2.0 out of 5 stars I've Watched You So Long
Sometimes too much good taste is a bad thing. Despite its potentially melodramatic premise, "I've Loved You So Long" is restrained to a fault. Read more
Published 6 months ago by William P. Mcneill

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Duet
Your reaction to this French film will depend entirely on your appreciation of acting, of the near-miraculous performances of Kristin Scott Thomas and Elsa Zylberstein as sisters... Read more
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