Il y a longtemps que je t’aime – French serious drama about Kristin Scott Thomas getting out of prison and she, her sister and her sister’s family, adjusting to her return.
It’s a nicely-drawn film if a bit too neat in some of its angles, e.g. how it works the cute-children and lovely-grandpa lines shamelessly. It all works well, however, largely thanks to the incredible presence of Scott Thomas. She is amazing to watch, utterly believable, heartbreaking and frustrating by turns.
I never quite fell into this film, but it definitely paid its way. If a moody, melancholy drama in the unhurried French style sounds like your cup of tea, this will not disappoint.
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Yeah I enjoyed it, sweet but still bitter, and my French is apparently a lot better than I thought it was 🙂
and KST was pretty damn superb.
Also: didn’t suffer from usual French movie wankery, so a shot that should take 30s, took 30s not 5 minutes.
B (long term reader, random poster).