3/28/2009

I've Loved You For So Long (2008)

Il y a longtemps que je t'aime
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"The worst prison is the death of one's child. You never get out of it."

Juliette Fontaine (Kristin Scott Thomas) has just been released from prison after serving 15 years for the murder of her son. Her estranged younger sister Léa (Elsa Zylberstein) graciously invites Juliette to her home in a town in France to ease her transition back to a normal life and to help mend their fractured relationship.

People are curious about this mysterious stranger now in their midsts but even Juliette's own sister doesn't probe.

Also appearing are: Serge Hazanavicius as Luc, Léa husband; Laurent Grévill as a man who befriends Juliette, Frédéric Pierrot as the policeman Juliette has to report to regularly, Jean-Claude Arnaud as Luc's father.


Written and directed by Philippe Claudel.

Subtitles.

Run time: 1 hour, 57 minutes

Rated PG-13 for thematic material and smoking.

My personal rating: B+

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