I've Loved You So Long

"Il y a longtemps que je t'aime" redirects here. For the song, see À la claire fontaine.

I've Loved You So Long
Film poster
FrenchIl y a longtemps que je t'aime
Directed byPhilippe Claudel
Written byPhilippe Claudel
Produced byYves Marmion
StarringKristin Scott Thomas
CinematographyJérôme Alméras
Edited byVirginie Bruant
Music byJean-Louis Aubert
Production
companies
  • UGC YM
  • UGC Images
  • France 3 Cinéma
  • Integral Film
  • Sofica UGC 1
  • Sofica Soficinéma 4
  • Canal+
  • TPS Star
Distributed byUGC Distribution (France)
Release dates
  • 14 February 2008 (2008-02-14) (Berlinale)
  • 19 March 2008 (2008-03-19) (France)
Running time
117 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Germany
LanguageFrench
Budget$2.5 million[1]
Box office$23.4 million[2]

I've Loved You So Long (French: Il y a longtemps que je t'aime) is a 2008 drama film written and directed by Philippe Claudel in his directorial debut. It stars Kristin Scott Thomas as a woman who struggles to interact with her family and find her place in society after spending fifteen years in prison. Elsa Zylberstein, Serge Hazanavicius, Laurent Grévill, and Frédéric Pierrot appear in supporting roles.

The film had its world premiere at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival on 14 February 2008, and was theatrically released in France on 19 March 2008, by UGC Distribution. It grossed over $23.4 million worldwide and received positive reviews from critics, who particularly praised Scott Thomas' performance and Claudel's screenplay. At the 62nd British Academy Film Awards, it won Best Film Not in the English Language and was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (for Scott Thomas) and Best Original Screenplay (for Claudel). It garnered six nominations, including Best Film, at the 34th César Awards and won two: Best First Feature Film and Best Supporting Actress (for Zylberstein). The film was also nominated for Best Actress – Drama (for Scott Thomas) and Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Golden Globe Awards.

  1. ^ Follows, Stephen; Nash, Bruce. What Types of Low-Budget Films Break Out (Report). Independent Film & Television Alliance. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Il y a longtemps que je t'aime". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.