I've loved you so long

Il Y A Longtemps Que Je T'aime

Country:	France
Language:	French
Duration:	115 minutes
Distributor:	Palace Films
Director:	Philippe Claudel
Starring:	Kristen Scott Thomas / Elsa Zylberstein / Serge Hazanavicius / Laurent Grévill
Genre:	Drama
Classification:	M

This profoundly touching story about isolation and redemption was an enormous critical and box office success upon its release in France.

The story starts with a shell-shocked Juliette Fontaine (Kristen Scott Thomas) returning to her family after a 15-year absence. Juliette is taken in by her younger sister Léa (Elsa Zylberstein), who has an exciting job and a young family.

Despite the family's rejection of Juliette so long ago, she does her best to rebuild the relationships and lead an ordinary life, making friends with her nieces and looking for work.

But everyone wants to know where this beautiful, troubled woman has been hiding. As circumstances around her past are revealed, painful secrets are brought to the surface and threaten to devastate her life all over again.

At the core of this deeply moving film is a phenomenal performance by Kristen Scott Thomas who has already been suggested for Oscar consideration.

What the Critics say!

"Rarely do head and heart coalesce to such sublime effect in film" Maggie Lee – Hollywood Reporter

"…utterly engrossing" Derek Elley – Variety.com

WINNER: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and Reader Jury of the Berliner Morgenpost, Berlin International Film Festival 2008