Trailer: I’ve Loved You So Long
Jennybee brought this trailer for the French I’ve Loved You So Long to my attention last night. The film starring Kristin Scott Thomas as a woman who comes to live with her younger sister after being in prison for 15 years premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in February and has been getting good notices ever since.
Jeff Wells has been especially high on it. Trying to outdo even Peter Travers, he says of Scott’s performance: “Kristin Scott Thomas gives an immensely sad but highly sensitive and attuned performance that you just know, minutes into it, will be with you the rest of your life.”
Apple has higher quality versions of the trailer, but (the suddenly spoiler sensitive) Wells warns that the Apple synopsis gives away too much of the film’s mystery and should be avoided. You’ve been warned.
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Tags: I've Loved You So Long, Kristin Scott Thomas
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I think KST looks great in this. What are the chances of getting back-to-back Best Actress Oscars for women speaking French, though?
Just based on the buzz for this one, in this case I think it’s a good chance.
She had a small but good part in Tell No One earlier this year (I plug that one whenever I can :)
I’ve just realized something: I’m a snob. The moment I heard the French language, I got very excited. Is there a name for this condition? Is it just part of being a Francophile? Mon dieu.
In any case, it’s looking good for Ms. Thomas. I’m looking forward to this film as well (see explanation above).
My parents saw this one (it’s been out here for a while), and my mom absolutely loved it… she goes for the tearjerkers though, while I tend to avoid them. But with all this buzz, I think I might go see it after all.
Oh, and Dorothy? For all your francophile needs, I can recommend Entre Les Murs/The Class and, if you’re in the mood for broad humor, Bienvenue Chez Les Ch’tis/Welcome to the Sticks
I’m with you 100% on the French thing Dorothy. For some people it’s Italian, but I’ll take French any day. I don’t care what the movie is about. If it’s in French, I’m on board.
Ah Hedwig, “The Class” is one of my must-see of the year. The Times just gave it a wonderful review (I skimmed it since I refuse to read too much about films I’m into nowadays). Had not heard about Bienvenue Chez… Is it out in theaters now or available on DVD?
Good to hear I’m not alone in this. And Craig, one of my big regrets is taking Italian rather than French in college. I did make up by taking some French classes when I was doing my Master’s. Still, it is and probably will always be the language of cinema for me (as corny as that sound). That and the old school speaking voices of Bette Davis, Bogey, Hepburn, Cagney, etc.
After reading what you say here Dorothy, I wish I could say to you that that THE CLASS was great, and that was a beautifully-written review in The Times. There is much I liked in it, but it eventually wears out it’s welcome. As a teacher myself, I feel crestfallen.
*** 1/2 of 5.
Is The Class about to be released or did the NYT just review it for festival purposes? I was a big fan of Time Out so I’m looking forward to the new one.
Sam, you must be an English teacher, right?
Ah, Sam. That’s a bummer. It looks like you’ve given it a mixed review, so I won’t put it aside just yet. It’s always good to temper down one’s expectations too, so thanks for that.
Jeff, it was reviewed by Dargis as part of the New York Film Festival (I believe it’s the opening feature).
Dang. More movies available to see in October = less madness in November through January.
Dorothy, you may like it, my opinion is just my opinion. Others feel differently. It seemed just entirely too talky for me and somewhat one-note, but there were some insightful components.
Jeff, I saw it at the NYFF, one of only two films I succesfully secured tickets for. And yes, you hit the nail–I am an English/literature/creative writing teacher in an Elementary-Jr. High Schhol.
The French blood flows freely on one side of my family. Must be why I’m so temperamental.
French + Irish = nuclear meltdown
KST looks amazing in this…and I ALWAYS knew she was capable of work this astonishing.
As for the people that are genuinely surprised with her fluency with la francaise, she’s lived there for YEARS with her husband and kids.
Though I would love to see her win an Oscar, I do have decidely mixed feelings about her.
I can still remember how she deliberately looked away from JULIETTE BINOCHE when she won her supporting Oscar for THE ENGLISH PATIENT. (They were seated very close together.)
She definitely didn’t want Ms. Binoche to say anything to her or to congratulate her on her way to the podium. Her applause was certainly of the bitter, polite variety as well.
I watched them the next day on Oprah. (That’s WAY BACK when I was actually able to tolerate Oprah. I NO LONGER CAN.)
The women were sitting at a table together and Juliette was trying desperately to cajole Kristen. She felt terrible that she had won and Krisin hadn’t. So she was laying on the compliments full blast to make her feel better.
Kristin was quiet, restrained and said relatively little.
But t thought that that kind of fricking behaviour (for a woman in her THIRTIES) speaks of being very spoled and immature. WHY SHOULD Juliette have felt bad and thought that she had to apologize to her??? She was GREAT. Juliette didn’t even make my top 5 that year and she was my third choice in that category. But she WAS wonderful.
So…um….TOO BAD.
Kristin should have been happy for her. There’s really no excuse. Let me hasten to add that this really ISN’T an opinion. I think that the majority of people witnessing those two events would have come away with the same impression.
I am still rather a fan of KST. She’s terrific and she has a great elegance about her.
I would like to see her win something. Some time.
I just hope to hell that she’s grown up a little.
Jeff, The Class opens 12/12 in NY and 12/25 in LA.
Dorothy, I took German in high school and college….go figure!
I fancy teaching myself French though, then going there and never coming back.
I could teach you some French, Craig.
All the dirty stuff. If you’d like…
Yeah, I’m with most of you on the French thing. French cinema, Irish cinema, and, more recently, Czech cinema gets me really excited.
And wow, maybe I’m out of the loop, but since when does Kristin Scott Thomas speak French?
I dunno, k, but she was pretty amazing in Tell No One. Totally surprised me.
Hahah Miranda. Funny thing is in French it doesn’t sound dirty…which makes it even dirtier…
K, according to Miranda above, Ms. Thomas lived in France for years with her husband and kid. I didn’t know this either, but yeah, she was great in her smallish Tell No One role.