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Let the Sunshine In

Original title: Un beau soleil intérieur
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 34m
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6.0/10
7.3K
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Let the Sunshine In (2017)
Isabelle (Juliette Binoche) is a divorced Parisian painter searching for another shot at love, but refusing to settle for the parade of all-too-flawed men who drift in and out of her life. There's a caddish banker (Xavier Beauvois) who, like many of her lovers, happens to be married; a handsome actor (Nicolas Duvauchelle) who's working through his own hang-ups; and a sensitive fellow artist (Alex Descas) who's skittish about commitment.
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Isabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love at last.Isabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love at last.Isabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love at last.

  • Director
    • Claire Denis
  • Writers
    • Christine Angot
    • Claire Denis
    • Roland Barthes
  • Stars
    • Juliette Binoche
    • Xavier Beauvois
    • Philippe Katerine
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    7.3K
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    • Director
      • Claire Denis
    • Writers
      • Christine Angot
      • Claire Denis
      • Roland Barthes
    • Stars
      • Juliette Binoche
      • Xavier Beauvois
      • Philippe Katerine
    • 44User reviews
    • 141Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 11 nominations

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    Juliette Binoche and Nicolas Duvauchelle in Let the Sunshine In (2017)
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    Juliette Binoche
    Juliette Binoche
    • Isabelle
    Xavier Beauvois
    Xavier Beauvois
    • Vincent Briot
    Philippe Katerine
    • Mathieu
    Josiane Balasko
    Josiane Balasko
    • Maxime
    Sandrine Dumas
    Sandrine Dumas
    • Ariane
    Nicolas Duvauchelle
    Nicolas Duvauchelle
    • L'acteur
    Alex Descas
    Alex Descas
    • Marc
    Laurent Grévill
    • François
    Bruno Podalydès
    Bruno Podalydès
    • Fabrice
    Paul Blain
    • Sylvain
    Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
    Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
    • La femme dans la voiture
    Gérard Depardieu
    Gérard Depardieu
    • Denis, le voyant
    Schemci Lauth
    Schemci Lauth
    • Le barman
    Charles Pépin
    • Homme campagne
    Tania de Montaigne
    • Femme campagne
    Bertrand Burgalat
    • Homme campagne
    Claire Tran
    Claire Tran
    • Admiratrice de l'acteur
    Lucie Borleteau
    Lucie Borleteau
    • La poissonnière
    • Director
      • Claire Denis
    • Writers
      • Christine Angot(screenplay)
      • Claire Denis(screenplay)
      • Roland Barthes(original book)
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    • Trivia
      This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #976.
    • Soundtracks
      At Last
      Written by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon

      Performed by Etta James

    User reviews44

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    8/10
    Seems to have a built-in mechanism for self destruction
    "You don't have to go looking for love when it's where you come from" - Werner Erhard

    Isabelle (Juliet Binoche, "Ghost in the Shell"), a divorced fiftyish artist, is attractive, urbane, and highly intelligent but her relationships seem to have a built-in mechanism for self destruction. The men in Isabelle's life offer her little except temporary physical pleasure and are pretty much ciphers (and not very nice ones at that). Loosely based on Roland Barthes' book "A Lover's Discourse: Fragments" with a screenplay by Christine Angot, Claire Denis' sophisticated comedy/drama Let the Sunshine In (Un beau soleil intérieur) is lighter fare than normal for Denis, but it has its probing, self-reflective moments and Juliet Binoche, as usual, is an appealing screen presence.

    Like many of us, Isabelle wants to find someone who fits her pictures but, as most of us discover sooner or later, life often does not fit our pictures. All of Isabelle's relationships start out to be very promising but eventually the decisions she makes about her partners seem to get in the way of her satisfaction. Whatever she thinks that she is looking for, she does not find it with either banker Vincent (Xavier Beauvois, "Django"), actor (Nicolas Duvauchelle, "Wedding Unplanned"), ex-husband Francois (Laurent Gréville, "A Perfect Man"), or any other potential beau for that matter. The film begins with Isabelle in bed with the married, pretentious Vincent. Things are looking a-ok until she decides that he is taking too long to climax, a fact she decides reflects badly on her.

    Vincent asks her whether she has had more success with other lovers, but her response is a convincing slap in the face. She is with him when he bullies a bartender but she does not react. The next time he visits her in her apartment, however, she calls him an unrepeatable name, then tells him to leave and not come back. Instead, she hooks up with a young actor (Duvauchelle), also married, though with a better disposition. When she invites him in for a drink, they play endless games about whether he should stay or leave. When he decides to stay, they go through the motions together but by the next morning he concludes that things were better before they had sex and wishes that it had not happened.

    The next one up is François (Gréville), Isabelle's ex-husband, who is concerned about their ten-year-old daughter after she tells him that her mother cries every night. This is not good news for her to hear and she uses it as a reason to end any chance for reconciliation. There are several more suitors that follow but Isabelle always finds something about them that she dislikes. She meets Sylvain (Paul Blain, "All is Forgiven") at a club who literally carries her away with pleasure as they dance to Etta James' beautiful "At Last." Unfortunately, Fabrice (Bruno Podalydès, "Chocolat"), an art gallery owner, convinces her that Sylvain is wrong for her because he is not a good fit for her circle. This provides cover for her to end yet another relationship, one that had barely even begun. There is not much left for her of course but to go to a clairvoyant (Gerard Depardieu, "You Only Live Once"), but his banter provides little certainty that she will find "the one." There are times in Let the Sunshine In when Isabelle has moments of happiness and optimism, but she can also come across as needy and, at times, almost desperate. Through the magic of Binoche's performance, Isabelle is a sympathetic figure and one that we root for. Her quest, however, has a touch of game playing to it and it seems that, for Isabelle, it may not be whether you win or lose but how you play the game.
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    • Release date
      • September 27, 2017 (Belgium)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Belgium
    • Official sites
      • Ad Vitam Production (France)
      • Juliette Binoche: The Art of Being - Official Fansite
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Dark Glasses
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France(Main Location)
    • Production companies
      • Curiosa Films
      • FD Production
      • Playtime
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €2,978,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $892,421
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $39,699
      • Apr 29, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,192,590
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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