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Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008) -- This is the theatrical trailer for I've Loved You So Long, directed by Philippe Claudel.
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008) -- Clip: The first 6 minutes of the film
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008) -- Kristen Scott Thomas talks about her new film "I've Loved You So Long" in which her character, Juliette, has been estranged from her family for 15 years. She is reunited with her sister after violent circumstances tore them apart.
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008) -- Juliette was 15 years in prison. Confronted with the unexpected goodness of her younger sister Léa, who makes Juliette a part of her family, very slowly breaks up the Juliette's ice and bitterness and she carefully opens up.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.7/10   5,846 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Philippe Claudel (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
19 March 2008 (Belgium) more
Genre:
Plot:
A woman struggles to interact with her family and find her place in society after spending fifteen years in prison. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 10 wins & 14 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(123 articles)
March. It's a Wrap
 (From FilmExperience. 31 March 2009, 8:50 PM, PDT)

I've Loved You So Long - DVD Review
 (From Monsters and Critics. 23 March 2009, 7:03 AM, PDT)

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Wonderful more (88 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

Kristin Scott Thomas ... Juliette Fontaine
Elsa Zylberstein ... Léa
Serge Hazanavicius ... Luc
Laurent Grévill ... Michel (as Lauren Grevill)

Frédéric Pierrot ... Capitaine Fauré

Claire Johnston ... La mère de Juliette et Léa
Catherine Hosmalin ... La conseillère d'insertion
Jean-Claude Arnaud ... Papy Paul
Olivier Cruveiller ... Gérard
Lise Ségur ... P'tit Lys (as Lise Segur)
Mouss ... Samir (as Mouss Zouheyri)
Souad Mouchrik ... Kaisha
Nicole Dubois ... La DRH hôpital
Laurent Claret ... Directeur hôpital
Marcel Ouendeno ... Bamakalé
Gérard Barbonnet ... Monsieur Lucien
Jérémie Covillault ... Le jeune inspecteur
Kevin Lipka ... L'étudiant (as Kévin Lipka)
Bruno Raffaelli ... Monsieur Dupuis
Pascal Demolon ... L'homme du bar
Aïcha Mimouni ... Serveuse du bar
Catherine Antoine ... Bimbo Lucien
Lily-Rose ... Emelia
Valentin Jalet ... Bébé Kaisha
Claire Lefevre ... Marie-Paule - dite Katrina (voice)
Pascal Bordes ... Patrick
Alain Buron ... François
Isabelle Destrez ... Muriel
Nathalie Hamel ... Nathalie
Dominique Kucharzewski ... Anne
Marc Léonian ... Yves (as Marc Leonian)
Eva Quinto ... Florence
Elio Guarino ... Enfant
Alixane Pachot ... Enfant
Laurine Pachot ... Enfant
Hannah Peytavi-Müller ... Enfant

Olga Peytavi-Müller ... Enfant
Théo Urbauer ... Enfant
Alexandre Voisin ... Enfant
Maryse Voisin ... Enfant
Angèle Zidi ... Enfant
Paul Zidi ... Enfant

Bryce Hitchcock ... Emelia (voice)
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Directed by
Philippe Claudel 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Philippe Claudel  writer

Produced by
Sylvestre Guarino .... executive producer
Yves Marmion .... producer
 
Original Music by
Jean-Louis Aubert 
 
Cinematography by
Jérôme Alméras 
 
Film Editing by
Virginie Bruant 
 
Production Design by
Samuel Deshors 
 
Art Direction by
Emmanuelle Cuillery 
 
Costume Design by
Laurence Esnault 
 
Makeup Department
Patrick Girault .... key hair stylist
 
Production Management
Abraham Goldblat .... post-production manager
Antoine Moussault .... unit production manager
Jean-Patrick Nourricier .... assistant unit manager
Arzur Ronan .... assistant unit manager
Sandrine Rouquié .... assistant production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Philippe Crave .... third assistant director
Thomas Ghitti .... third assistant director
Stanislas Klos .... trainee assistant director
Claire Lefevre .... trainee assistant director
Thomas Parnet .... second assistant director
Aurelie Poulain .... third assistant director
Julien Zidi .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Denis Lourenco .... ripper
Romain Scavazza .... assistant art director
 
Sound Department
Julien Baissat .... foley artist assistant
Pierre Bompy .... sound trainee
Stéphane Brunclair .... sound editor
Stéphane Brunclair .... sound
Denis Carquin .... boom operator
Guadalupe Cassius .... dialogue editor
Pascal Dedeye .... foley artist
Nicolas d'Halluin .... sound recordist
Sophie Durand .... assistant sound editor
Gérard Lamps .... sound mixer
Pierre Lenoir .... sound
Armelle Mahé .... sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
Grégoire Delage .... special effects supervisor
Charles-Axel Vollard .... special effects technician
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Karine Arlot .... second assistant camera
Simon Beaufils .... camera operator
Simon Blanchard .... first assistant camera
Xavier Cholet .... gaffer
Sébastien Plessis .... electrician
Nicolas Rideau .... additional camera operator
Jan Rubens .... Steadicam operator
Thierry Valletoux .... still photographer
 
Editorial Department
Elisa Aboulker .... assistant editor
Natacha Louis .... colorist
 
Music Department
Edouard Dubois .... music consultant
 
Other crew
Séverine Barré .... administrator of production
Lucie Truffaut .... script supervisor
 
Thanks
Roger Viry-Babel .... in memory of
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
I've Loved You So Long (International: English title)
So viele Jahre liebe ich dich (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for thematic material and smoking.
Runtime:
117 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Juliette Fontaine: The worst prison is the death of one's child. You never get out of it. more
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35 out of 42 people found the following review useful.
Wonderful, 14 September 2008
10/10
Author: kil-10 from Zurich, Switzerland

Just had the pleasure of seeing this movie in a cinema and I can wholeheartedly recommend it.

The movie touches several very sensitive subjects in a careful and a non-judging way; it left me thinking deeply about the rules of our society, and what happens if one falls through the raster; if what one has done does not fit into the view of the majority and one's actions are not compatible with the rules that society has given itself.

There are scenes that made me laugh, others leaving me absorbed in thought, all the while realising: this is life as it is, sometimes wonderful, sometimes brutal and sad.

The acting is brilliant in my view, the film lives from Kristin Scott Thomas and Elsa Zylberstein, both seem to be made for the characters they play while the rest of the cast, even for the smallest part, seems to have been carefully picked as well. Both actors and director describe the making of the movie as a very interesting experience, something I don't doubt at all after seeing it.

If you get a chance to see the movie, do it. It's worth it.

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