After fifteen years in prison for murdering her son Pierre, the former medical doctor Juliette Fontaine (Kristin Scott Thomas) travels to Lorraine to live on probation with her younger sister Léa (Elsa Zylberstein) and her family. The bitter, introspective and reclusive Juliette has spent her sentence without any visitor and totally forgotten by her family and now she has problem to interact with her brother-in-law Luc (Serge Hazanavicius) and her nieces. She has to visit every other week her probation officer Captain Fauré (Frédéric Pierrot) and seeks a job position to rebuild her life. As days go by, Juliette gets closer to the family of her sister and befriends Luc and Léa's friends, specially Lea's colleague Michel (Lauren Grevill). She slowly changes her behavior until the day Léa discovers the truth about the death of Pierre.
"Il y a Longtemps Que Je t'Aime" is touching, heartbreaking, sensitive and one of the best dramas I have recently seen. The outstanding performance of Kristin Scott Thomas deserved at least a nomination to the Oscar if this award were serious and this is a good example why I do not watch the Oscar ceremony anymore. The screenplay and debut in the direction of Philippe Claudel is awesome, slowly unfolding the leading character Juliette Fontaine and keeping the interest along the narrative. The also excellent Elsa Zylberstein has top-notch performance and really resembles Kristin Scott Thomas, giving credibility to the role of sister. I have really loved this magnificent film. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): "Há Tanto Tempo Que Te Amo" ("For So Long I Have Loved You")
"Il y a Longtemps Que Je t'Aime" is touching, heartbreaking, sensitive and one of the best dramas I have recently seen. The outstanding performance of Kristin Scott Thomas deserved at least a nomination to the Oscar if this award were serious and this is a good example why I do not watch the Oscar ceremony anymore. The screenplay and debut in the direction of Philippe Claudel is awesome, slowly unfolding the leading character Juliette Fontaine and keeping the interest along the narrative. The also excellent Elsa Zylberstein has top-notch performance and really resembles Kristin Scott Thomas, giving credibility to the role of sister. I have really loved this magnificent film. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): "Há Tanto Tempo Que Te Amo" ("For So Long I Have Loved You")