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Emma (Tilda Swinton), the matriarch of a wealthy Milanese family, lives in a carefully ordered world where her duty towards husband and children dominates. But a chance encounter ignites long repressed passions and sets her on a journey of sexual awakening.
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See this film by any means necessary. ***** --Time Out New York
A masterpiece. --Sunday Times
Mesmerising --Evening Standard
A masterpiece. --Sunday Times
Mesmerising --Evening Standard
A masterpiece. --Sunday Times
Mesmerising --Evening Standard
A masterpiece. --Sunday Times
Mesmerising --Evening Standard
A masterpiece. --Sunday Times
Mesmerising --Evening Standard
A masterpiece. --Sunday Times
Mesmerising --Evening Standard
A masterpiece. --Sunday Times
Mesmerising --Evening Standard
A masterpiece. --Sunday Times
Mesmerising --Evening Standard
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a different film where the language is much less important (in fact quite sparse) than the aesthetics of the visual impressions. It starts quite slow and the pace of the storytelling intensify until it ends in real crescendo, both the plot, the music and visually. It is dealing with passion and troublesome relationships.
In a way the film has biblical proportions. I saw it at the cinema and I think this is a film that is at its best here. No one in the audience even drew their breath at the end - it was complete silence for a good long time when the rolling titles came on. The music was also wonderful and so well adapted to the plot.
Different in a good way - watch it!
In a way the film has biblical proportions. I saw it at the cinema and I think this is a film that is at its best here. No one in the audience even drew their breath at the end - it was complete silence for a good long time when the rolling titles came on. The music was also wonderful and so well adapted to the plot.
Different in a good way - watch it!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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After seeing the poster for the film (considering I am a great fan of Tilda Swinton) I immediately decided to order the movie. I knew in advance that it would be one of those "either you absolutely love them or your find them absolutely boring" movies- luckily for me, I ended up paying money for a film I really enjoyed watching. The story is simple yet powerful- if you watch it from the surface you could characterize it as "bored rich housewife in midlife crisis finds a young and exciting lover, for which karma inevitably comes back to bite her in the ***". In this sense, the film is very reminiscent of "Damage" (starring Jeremy Irons and Juliette Binoche). However, viewed with empathy and a small dose of contemplation, the movie becomes extremely moving, layered, and (above all) genuine. And when I say "genuine"- I imply that the situations as well as the characters are really believable. Unlike the before mentioned "Damage" (which revolves mainly around passion and it's destructive power), "I am love" concentrates on subtly portraying the emotional journey and inner change of Tilda Swinton's character, and it also offers a much more positive ending. In addition (although you can read this in all the reviews for this film) it is beautifully shot and, aesthetically speaking, everything you would ever hope for or expect from Italian filmmakers. In conclusion- whether you choose to buy it or not, I absolutely recommend that you take the time to watch it.
37 of 40 people found the following review helpful
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This is a truly wonderful piece of cinema. It is an ambitious film which draws its characters' emotions in bold strokes , and makes use of a wider range of cinematic techniques to reflect them. Some criticise it for this saying that the end result does not work, but I find its energy and courage utterly engaging.
Emma Recchi is a woman whose elegant life is lived in emotional limbo - the film charts her emotional reawakening. Tilda Swinton's portrayal of her is complex and surprising. She is not set up as a victim waiting to be saved, but a woman who has been unintentionally hemmed in by her choices. She is supported by a fine cast.
I disagree fundamentally with the other review who said here that the film should have ended with the hospital scene - it is only beyond this scene that the theme of the film is truly realised, we break away from melodrama and the completion of Emma's emotional journey is seen. Despite the fact that combination of editing and score of the closing scenes is breathtaking and makes it a joy to watch.
Emma Recchi is a woman whose elegant life is lived in emotional limbo - the film charts her emotional reawakening. Tilda Swinton's portrayal of her is complex and surprising. She is not set up as a victim waiting to be saved, but a woman who has been unintentionally hemmed in by her choices. She is supported by a fine cast.
I disagree fundamentally with the other review who said here that the film should have ended with the hospital scene - it is only beyond this scene that the theme of the film is truly realised, we break away from melodrama and the completion of Emma's emotional journey is seen. Despite the fact that combination of editing and score of the closing scenes is breathtaking and makes it a joy to watch.
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Only in Italy
Sterling acting and direction, lame screenplay by the director. Perhaps most remarkable for its soundtrack, which manages to turn John Adams into a lush 40s/50s-style aural soup
Published 2 months ago by Simon G. Barrett
Sexy shrimp
It features a scene in which an extra-marital affair is brought to light by a bowl of soup (no, I'm not kidding), but that's about as original as things get in I Am Love, an... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Dariush Alavi
Beautiful
Beautiful, emotionally draining movie, wonderful photography making even a rather grey city like Milan seem wonderful. The real human nature exposed, the power of love, etc. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Carlo
wonderful thoughtful cinema
this film may get mixed reviews but if you are prepared to view it with an open mind and give it some thought this film will reward you. Read more
Published 8 months ago by M. C. Wootton
If you like epic commercials...
If you like epic commercials, you'll love this film! I wondered if the Italian tourist board invested in this pretentious waste of space. What was Tilda Swinton thinking of??? Read more
Published 8 months ago by Ulysses
Pretentious rubbish
This is one of the most appalling films I have ever seen in my whole life. Pretentious, affected, empty and shockingly vacuous. Read more
Published 12 months ago by filmbuff
Wonderful!
Visually beautiful as is only possible in Italian cinema (Think the Leopard)
A wonderful movie that I would recommend but careful it has a very sexual scene so not for... Read more
A wonderful movie that I would recommend but careful it has a very sexual scene so not for... Read more
Published 12 months ago by SarahB
Disc does not work.
I ordered this item in Feb in UK, brought it back home here to France and when I played it (after the returns expiry date), it will not play.
Its rubbish
Its rubbish
Published 12 months ago by RT
All in the Mind
Is it me or what? I ask myself this often about many movies coming out of Europe. My suspicion is that, were these scripts subjected to the underrated rigour of good Hollywood... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Lt. Col. Matthew Andrew Markinson
You don't exist...
"I Am Love" tells the story of an attractive , wealthy ,middle aged Italian woman , played excellently by Tilda Swinton, who seems to have it all. Read more
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