I love you so 0 much Ive Loved You So Long 0 Jacob Contributing g Writer Overlooked in this years year's Academy Awards Ive Loved You So Long stands alone in its beautifully authentic performances and its captivating story of the relationship between sisters While stripping away the minded feeble-minded aspects of emotional realism this film delivers a new kind of realism that invokes real emotions and genuine imagery Juliette Fontaine Kristen Scott Thomas is released from prison only to meet her younger sister Lea Elsa after fifteen years By feeling an overwhelming sense I of responsibility to her sister Lea brings her home to become a part of her family With her two adopted daughters and an uneasy husband the newly reunited family begins to tomake tomake tomake make means with what they have When conflicts arise from reasons that surround Juliette's incarceration she finds herself struggling with conformity and finally coming to terms with her past Reminiscing about lost times Juliette and Lea visit their mother Claire Johnston who suffers from dementia which disables her from having any conscious thought of her two daughters Although Juliette's encounter with her mother is brief it results results' in her opening up and cherishing her sister Juliette finds a job at ata ata ata a hospital and begins adapting to the world outside of prison And one day a frail accident finds its way to Leas Lea's hands and all the truth comes out at once revealing unspoken secrets that had lain dormant for forwell forwell forwell well over 15 years When the film calls upon intense emotions its does not disappoint bringing emotional depth to the characters and clarity to a realistic film Kristen Scott Thomas is well-known well for her role as Katharine Clifton in The English o Patient but with a performance that ranged from a powerful peak to a frail three-dimensional three character most can relate to it was obvious the Ac Academy demy had overlooked this one Philippe Claudel Claude the writer and director of the film delivers an accurate depiction of the complex relationship between siblings Using soft middle tones to underline th the dire scenes of emotions he touches this story with witha witha a a sense of realism that without recognition Emphasizing this his directing to make this film is not remarkable Rather the story along with its characters are easily a pleasure to enjoy alone Rated PG 13 for thematic material and smoking 1 i I. I 1 St t. t a ar at ay t r y t ay a ab ai i b 1 y I 1 i Photo courtesy of or Yahoo l I Movies Monies vies