Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008)

Director:

Philippe Claudel

Writer:

Philippe Claudel (writer)

Release Date:

19 March 2008 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

A woman struggles to interact with her family and find her place in society after spending fifteen years in prison.

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Reference To Eric Rohmer | Pain | Piano Player | School

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 10 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Juliette Fontaine
Elsa Zylberstein	...	Léa
Serge Hazanavicius	...	Luc
Laurent Grévill	...	Michel (as Lauren Grevill)
Frédéric Pierrot	...	Capitaine Fauré
Claire Johnston	...	La mère de Juliette et Léa
Catherine Hosmalin	...	La conseillère d'insertion
Jean-Claude Arnaud	...	Papy Paul
Olivier Cruveiller	...	Gérard
Lise Ségur	...	P'tit Lys (as Lise Segur)
Mouss	...	Samir (as Mouss Zouheyri)
Souad Mouchrik	...	Kaisha
Nicole Dubois	...	La DRH hôpital
Laurent Claret	...	Directeur hôpital
Marcel Ouendeno	...	Bamakalé

Also Known As:

I've Loved You So Long (International: English title)
So viele Jahre liebe ich dich (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic material and smoking.

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

France | Germany

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Netherlands:6 | USA:PG-13 | Ireland:12A | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:G (British Columbia) | Australia:M | UK:12A | Sweden:11 | Argentina:16 | Japan:G

Filming Locations:

Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France

Company:

UGC YM

Quotes:

Juliette Fontaine: The worst prison is the death of one's child. You never get out of it.

Movie Connections:

References The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

Quietly Exploding

Looking at Kristen Scott Thomas I thought of Julie Christie, Ingrid Bergman, Helen Mirren, Liv Ullman and a number of other actresses that managed to be transparent on the screen. Transparent in the best sense of the word, meaning we could actually see the invisible. Two sisters, a husband, two adopted Asian girls and a past, a recent past an overwhelming past painted black but with a white coat of compassion. Fame novelist turned film director Philip Claudel's debut is surprising to say the least.His assured hand and sensibility makes me want to see his next opus with a certain amount of trepidation. Scott Thomas's performance is among the very best I've seen all year.