RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | yesterday
The International Press Academy announced their nominees for the 13th Annual Satellite Awards and it is a mixed bag of snubs across the board and further proof the idea of separating Drama, Comedy and Musicals is just about the dumbest idea around as they are REALLY reaching by including Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist as [...]
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
'I've Loved You So Long' {3halfstars} (Randy Cordova) Kristin Scott Thomas gives a richly layered performance as a doctor who has left prison after serving a 15-year sentence for murdering her young son. Intriguing film is hobbled by an exposition that is too pat and convenient. (PG-13 - 115 minutes).
WHAT WOULD TOTO WATCH? (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
Philippe Claudel worked as a teacher in a prison for 11 years, but he never taught anyone quite like Juliette, the lead character in his new movie, “I’ve Loved You So Long.” Juliette is released from prison when the film opens, having served 15 years for the murder of her child. “During this time I met different [...]
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Each time Lea gazes at Juliette, she looks as if she might fall into a well of tears.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Largely because of the roles she's been offered, the aura surrounding Kristin Scott Thomas recalls the classic pre-"Ninotchka" Garbo, who wanted to be alone. Only with Thomas it's more like "No. Really. Leave me the hell alone."
[CinemaRatty] Lattest Articles (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
I have been slow picking up on Cinematicals former MVP, Kim Voynar and her recent inclusion in Movie City News ever-growing cast of characters. She writes The Oscar Outsider , and the latest column is...
Dallas Observer | Complete Issue (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
I've Loved You So Long Kristin Scott Thomas has gotten so locked into playing tragic victims or frigid grandes dames that few remember the actress got her big break as a wistfully amused friend in Mike Newell's Four Weddings and a Funeral , or that she played Plum Berkeley on Abs...
A Blog Next Door (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Il y a Longtemps que je t'aime (I've Loved You So Long) Written and Directed by: Philippe Claudel Starring: Kristin Scott-Thomas, Elsa Zylberstein, Serge Hazanavicius & Laurent Grévill What a harrowing and soul-crunching film! It could only have been made in Europe where character and quiet, emotional build ups are still privileged over 'big moments' and verbosity. Claudel directs this story of a woman...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
It's more than 30 minutes into the superbly haunting French film I've Loved You So Long ( Il y a longtemps que je t'aime ) before the word "prison" is mentioned.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
"I've Loved You So Long" is about acknowledging human error and embracing the ties -- to family and life -- that can't be undone.
IONCINEMA.com Latest News Headlines (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Unless you are a connoisseur of French cinema or very familiar with the filmography of Raoul Ruiz , for many of you there are good chances that the name and face of Elsa Zylberstein hardly rings a bell – but this may change this year if the buzz continues to build from art-house circuit success and critical approval into potential year-end kudos for film that won a pair of prizes at the Berlin film...
Seattle Weekly (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
As Juliette, a Frenchwoman newly released from prison, Kristin Scott Thomas is so relentlessly unbending, so full of necessary enigma, that she almost had me believing Philippe Claudel's domestic drama had something brave to say about mothers who murder their children. Whey-faced, grey-skinned, a...
The blog Film (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Lisa Marks: This week I've been up the red carpet with the star of Mamma Mia! and finding out how the credit crunch could help women in film
Tiny Mix Tapes (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
I’ve Loved You So LongDir. Philippe Claudel[Sony Pictures Classics; 2008]115 minutesGenre: drama, mysteryOthers:At My Finger TipsLinks: - Naturalism in art is the French version of realism: both attempt to accurately portray reality (whatever that means). Their célébrité terrible Nicolas Sarkozy aside, the French are a somber bunch, and Naturalism tends to be a somber affair indeed — it’s generally...
