I've Loved You So Long
I've Loved You So Long is a 2008 tragedy film written and directed by Philippe Claudel in his directorial debut. It stars Kristin Scott Thomas as a woman who struggles to interact with her family and find her place in society after spending fifteen years in prison. Elsa Zylberstein, Serge Hazanavicius, Laurent Grévill, and Frédéric Pierrot appear in supporting roles.
Plot
When Juliette Fontaine, formerly a doctor, is released from prison, her younger sister Léa invites her to stay with her family – including her husband, his mute father, and their two adopted Vietnamese daughters – in their home in the university town of Nancy in Lorraine. Why Juliette was in prison is revealed slowly throughout the film: first, that she was in prison for 15 years, then that her crime was murder, then that the victim was her 6-year-old son Pierre, and finally the reason why she killed him.
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| author | Philippe Claudel |
|---|---|
| award | César Award for Best Supporting Actress European Film Award for Best Actress |
| contentLocation | France |
| director | Philippe Claudel |
| editor | Virginie Bruant |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | adopt alzheimer\'s disease college professor condemn confine end estranged daughter kill little girl lorraine murder nothing nursing home probation officer remember struggle suffer than the university town |
| musicBy | Jean-Louis Aubert |
| nomination | César Award for Best Actress European Film Award for Best Actress |
| producer | Yves Marmion |
| productionCompany | Canal+ France 3 Cinéma Integral Film Sofica Soficinéma 4 Sofica UGC 1 TPS Star UGC Images UGC YM |
| publisher | UGC |
| theme | melodrama psychological drama |