I Am LoveRated 18 Accompaniment (Sexual Content, Nudity) ~ Runs 120 minutes
Dir.: Luca Guadagnino, Italy, 2009
Tilda Swinton, Flavio Parenti, Alba Rohrwacher, Marisa Berenson
In Italian and Russian with English subtitles.
“A sensuous and fascinating story about a modern family of Italian aristocrats. Tilda Swinton plays a Russian who has married the oldest son, learns her husband and their son will take over the family textile business, then suddenly finds herself in the middle of an unexpected affair. Masterfully directed. One of the year's best. Four stars.” - Roger Ebert, The Chicago Sun-Times. “This intense and almost operatic Italian family melodrama recalls the best of Douglas Sirk. Tilda Swinton has a stellar presence that commands attention throughout. Set in a sumptuous Art Deco villa in Milan in the '50s, the film oozes elegance, emotion, style and wit... It all begins with a lavish birthday celebration for an ageing Italian industrialist... The occasion, however, proves the catalyst for a series of events that will change many of the guests' lives irrevocably. The coolly elegant Tilda Swinton meets her son's friend, Antonio, and the pair embark on an illicit affair. Antonio is a chef who proves as passionate about his craft as any tantrum-prone artist or musician. The film is suffused with lingering shots of his appetizing culinary creations... Unsurprisingly, the affair rekindles Emma's lease on life and passion... Swinton makes her consistently and convincingly interesting... The rolling Italian countryside is the perfect side dish to the accomplished acting on display - the gentle hills, twisty roads and hazy, dream-like light simply seduce and satiate all the senses.” - Richard Mowe, Box Office. “An exquisite, all-enveloping feast of sensual pleasures. It’s almost certainly the most elegant piece of cinema you’ll see this year.” - Wendy Ide, The London Times
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