Movie comments: ILYSL

Note: this was cross posted under the folder European movies.

I've Loved You So Long (2008): Many of you may have already seen this French movie, but for those of you that haven't, here are my comments.

This is an interesting movie. It's not fast paced, nor action packed, but rather it unfolds very slowly—which may bother some viewers.

The movie is a character study of two women, sisters. The heroine (Juliette) is played by Kristin Scott Thomas. Her sister (Lea) is played by Elsa Zylberstein. The acting is superb.

After spending fifteen years in prison for murdering her son, Juliette is released. She then goes to live with Lea and her family. The two sisters slowly become reacquainted. It turns out that Juliette has never come to terms with her past, whereas Lea has been impacted by Juliette's crime in ways that she has never understood. This is a movie of redemption and self-realization.

I highly recommend this movie, albeit with the caveat that it moves slowly.

Plot

Simply put: Redemption

I give it 4.5 stars out of 5.