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Kristin Scott Thomas's performance in Philippe Claudel's I've Loved You So Long (Sony Classics, 10.22) is "going to be one of the nominated Best Actress performances," says a friend who just saw it today. "It will definitely appeal to the actors....very powerful acting...Thomas is not afraid to make herself look unglamorous...it's just a small French drama but it's very, very good."
Thomas plays a 40ish woman who's recently gotten out of the slammer for a major crime. Elsa Zylberstein is also superb, he says, as Scott-Thomas's sister.
The tipster allowed that his enthusiasm for I've Loved You So Long may be due in part to "the Mummy effect" -- a feeling of being deluged by big-studio crap that makes a viewer especially receptive to anything that works in a modest non-CG, non-idiotic way. Word around the campfire is that Claudel's film is a likely Telluride Film Festival entree. Sony Pictures Classics chief Michael Barker has been telling viewers that Thomas is "this year's Julie Christie performance."
I've Loved You So Long hasn't played any festivals yet. It was seen in market screenings during last May's Cannes festival. The French title is Il y a longtemps que je t'aime.
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on August 1, 2008 at 6:33 PM
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D.Z. says ...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080801/ap_en_mo/people_labeouf
Posted by D.Z. at August 1, 2008 7:32 PM
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lazarus says ...
KST was great in a supporting role in Guillame Canet's Tell No One, which I'm pretty sure is still playing in Los Angeles. Top-notch thriller. As soon as she appeared on screen I thought "Wait, isn't that Kristin Scott Thomas?" and then remembered that she had been living in France for like 20 years or something, and speaks the language fluently. She blended right in with the other actresses.
A very undervalued actress.
Posted by lazarus at August 1, 2008 7:34 PM
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EOTW says ...
She's a heck of an actress. This goes on the list.
Posted by EOTW at August 1, 2008 7:40 PM
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filmfestivalgeek says ...
Isn't it wonderful when an actress you are madly in love with also gives a great performance?
KST - a great actress.
KST - a woman I adore (and I don't care how unglamorous she may look in this).
Hope the performance and the film are as good as this all suggests...
Posted by filmfestivalgeek at August 1, 2008 7:46 PM
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aussieanywhere says ...
I couldn't agree more. She is absolutely fantastic in this film. Here's hoping the Toronto screenings help elevate awareness - and Sony Classics put the work in. It's about time she was acknowledged.
Posted by aussieanywhere at August 1, 2008 7:53 PM
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lipranzer says ...
I also liked Scott Thomas a lot in TELL NO ONE, and can't wait to see this new one. It's not the first French language movie I've seen her be in; she was also good in a Quebec movie from about 10 years ago called THE CONFESSIONAL, where she played Alfred Hitchcock's assistant.
Posted by lipranzer at August 1, 2008 8:20 PM
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Mgmax says ...
Why does the world need an unglamorous Kristin Scott Thomas? In a proper world, she'd be off being costumed by Adrian three times a year.
Posted by Mgmax at August 1, 2008 8:21 PM
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uboman says ...
When will DZ just have his own news site created instead of interrupting a particular thread on Well's page with a non-related news item?
AintitDZnews.com
There you go DZ. I'm sure you can register it.
I'd rather hear fast-breaking news from those Stepford people on Entertainment Tonight than those 'late-breaking announcements' from you with your links to the tabloid stories ithat are usually unrelated to the subjects of the original Wells blog postings.
Posted by uboman at August 1, 2008 9:04 PM
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BurmaShave says ...
So does it come down to Melissa Leo vs. Kristin Scott Thomas for the 5th slot? Angelina, Meryl and Kate would seem to be locks, and from everything I hear Sally Hawkins is a shoo-in as well.
Posted by BurmaShave at August 1, 2008 9:18 PM
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/3rtfu11 says ...
I thought she was awesome in "Man Under the Cherry Moon"
Posted by /3rtfu11 at August 1, 2008 9:58 PM
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iamwhoiam says ...
KST is a wonderful actress, who too often get overlooked. I hope this is true. She deserve much more credit.
Posted by iamwhoiam at August 2, 2008 1:27 AM
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bb says ...
Saw "Tell No One" yesterday and she was great in it, different than any role I've seen her play before.
My question is her nationality. I've always assumed she was British but she seems to speak French fluently, well, to my untrained ears, natively.
Posted by bb at August 2, 2008 5:54 AM
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Mgmax says ...
She's lived in France for many years, and is married to a French doctor.
Posted by Mgmax at August 2, 2008 6:17 AM
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filmfan says ...
Hope that she gets some more recognition. Wouldn't it be great if both she and Melissa Leo were nominated. And why is Kate Winslet a shoo in? Has anyone seen her film? Does she get nominated just because of who she is? She is a great actress but that doesn't mean RR is a great film. In any case, fingers crossed for Kristen.
Posted by filmfan at August 2, 2008 6:43 AM
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astrophore says ...
I also love KST, and can't imagine why she isn't in more films (unless it's by choice). BTW, "Tell No One" has been available at Amazon UK for a while, so if you own a region-free DVD player, have at it.
And to filmfan, I agree that you have to see the finished product, but Winslet is indisputably a great actress, and "Revolutionary Road" is one of my favorite novels. She should be a shoo-in. April Wheeler is a knock-it-out-of-the-park role. The only potential problems I see (apart from Mendes dropping the ball) are the resemblances of this character to the housewife in Little Children (although that character is more comic) and some of the characters on "Mad Men" (which makes sense, as Matthew Weiner used RR as a principal text for his actors).
Posted by astrophore at August 2, 2008 9:48 AM
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