I've Loved You For So Long...
I am not a fan of Kristin Scott Thomas. I liked her in the first "Mission Impossible" film, before she, along with everyone else sharing screen time with Tom Cruise, was killed. She did a serviceable job in "Gosford Park." But, "The English Patient" really belonged to Juliette Binoche.
Having said that, I decided to devote a short piece to her performance in the French film Il y longtemps que je t'aime. She plays Juliette Fontaine, recent parolee from a fifteen year stretch in prison for murder.
I have never been so captivated by Scott Thomas before. I've never seen her so compelling on screen before. The film is not flashy nor does it have any other "big" names (unless you watch a lot of French films; I don't). But, I would have to highly recommend this one, especially to anyone who, like myself, could not understand the appeal of KST in her other work.
Scott Thomas has done other French films. (I believe the actress lives in France so that makes sense.) But this is the first French film I've seen with her in it. Again, there's not much to say other than the fact that I actually applauded at the conclusion of this film, which I watched at home, alone, on a Friday afternoon. I don't applaud films at home... so...there you are.
Having said that, I decided to devote a short piece to her performance in the French film Il y longtemps que je t'aime. She plays Juliette Fontaine, recent parolee from a fifteen year stretch in prison for murder.
I have never been so captivated by Scott Thomas before. I've never seen her so compelling on screen before. The film is not flashy nor does it have any other "big" names (unless you watch a lot of French films; I don't). But, I would have to highly recommend this one, especially to anyone who, like myself, could not understand the appeal of KST in her other work.
Scott Thomas has done other French films. (I believe the actress lives in France so that makes sense.) But this is the first French film I've seen with her in it. Again, there's not much to say other than the fact that I actually applauded at the conclusion of this film, which I watched at home, alone, on a Friday afternoon. I don't applaud films at home... so...there you are.
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