Let the Sunshine In (2017)

Isabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love at last.

Director:

Claire Denis

Writers:

Christine Angot (screenplay), Claire Denis (screenplay)

Stars:

Juliette Binoche, Xavier Beauvois, Philippe Katerine

2 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Juliette Binoche	...	Isabelle
Xavier Beauvois	...	Vincent
Philippe Katerine	...	Mathieu
Josiane Balasko	...	Maxime
Sandrine Dumas	...	Ariane
Nicolas Duvauchelle	...	L'acteur
Alex Descas	...	Marc
Laurent Grévill	...	François
Bruno Podalydès	...	Fabrice
Paul Blain	...	Sylvain
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi	...	La femme dans la voiture
Gérard Depardieu	...	Denis, le voyant
Schemci Lauth	...	Le barman
Charles Pépin	...	Homme campagne
Tania de Montaigne	...	Femme campagne

Storyline

Isabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love at last.

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Plot Keywords:

title directed by female | female nudity | topless female nudity | female full rear nudity | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Juliette Binoche: The Art of Being - Official Fansite

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French

Release Date:

27 September 2017 (France)

Also Known As:

Let the Sunshine In

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$39,699, 29 April 2018

Gross USA:

$892,421

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,192,590

Company Credits

Production Co:

Curiosa Films, FD Production, Playtime

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

At Last
Written by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon
Performed by Etta James

User Reviews

All Hail Juliette Binoche

A rather one-note film about a frustrating character that I probably would have reviewed more harshly had it not starred the luminous Juliette Binoche.

Binoche plays a woman who's fallen into a repetitive cycle of starting up love affairs -- sometimes with the wrong guy, sometimes with someone who might be a right guy -- but then bailing on them because of her own inability to open herself up emotionally. And that's the movie. There's not much of a character arc to her -- the life events that have put herwhere she is have already happened when the movie starts, and she doesn't learn much of anything about herself or her own responsibility in being lonely and miserable that suggests anything is going to change. A generous interpretation of the ending might, I suppose, hint at future happiness, but I chose, cynic that I am, to interpret it instead as yet another desperate attempt made by Binoche's character to find love that requires no effort on her part. Apparently, she thinks she can just wait patiently and it will fall from the sky into her lap.

"Let the Sunshine In" isn't a boring film, but it's not an especially engaging one either. You will have to find Juliette Binoche herself interesting as an actress if you're going to enjoy this film, as it's virtually a one-woman show.

Grade: B