Director Philippe Claudel
Cast Stefano Accorsi, NeriMarcore, Lisa Cipriani, Clotilde Courau and AnoukAimée

I 2011 I 105mins I Int. Sales TF1 International

After the novelist Philippe Claudel’s dazzling 2008 directorial debut, I’ve Loved You So Long there has been eager anticipation about his next sortie. This time, he tries his hand at a comedy centred on an Italian widower (Stefano Accorsi)who teaches baroque music and lives in Strasbourg with his 15-year-olddaughter (Lisa Cipriani), aswell as his brother (Neri Marcore) but he has neglected his own love life. With its warm and romantic charm, the filmhas won over many critics.One of the film’s many treasures is Anouk Aimée’s performance as an olderwoman he visits in hospital and with whose daughter (Clotilde Coureau) he strikes up a relationship at the same time as his own daughter discovers he first flutters of love. Alessandro’s world is turned upside down. Claudel puts it simply: “Forme, familymatters, secrets, the unspoken and the difficulty in communicating remain continuous subjects of exploration…”