#976: DENIS, Claire: Let The Sunshine In (2017)

DENIS, Claire (France)
Let The Sunshine In [2017]
Spine #976
Blu-ray

Two luminaries of French cinema, Claire Denis and Juliette Binoche, unite for the first time in this piercing look at the elusive nature of true love, and the extent to which we are willing to betray ourselves in its pursuit. In a richly layered performance, Binoche plays Isabelle, a successful painter in Paris whose apparent independence belies what she desires most: real romantic fulfillment. Isabelle reveals deep wells of yearning, vulnerability, and resilience as she tumbles into relationships with all the wrong men. Shot in burnished tones by Denis's longtime collaborator Agnès Godard and featuring a mischievous appearance by Gérard Depardieu, Let the Sunshine In finds bleak humor in a cutting truth: we are all, no matter our age, fools for love.

95 minutes

Color
5.1 Surround
in French
1:60:1 aspect ratio

Criterion Release 2019

Director/Writers

Written by Christine Angot and Claire Denis.

Denis was 71 when she directed Let the Sunshine In.

Other Denis films in the Collection:

#1042: Beau Travail (1999)
#560: White Material (2009)

The Film

A

Film Rating (0-60):

60

The Extras

The Booklet

Twelve-page wraparound featuring an essay by critic Stephanie Zacharek.

Commentary

None.

Interviews

With director Denis and actor Binoche.

Short film

Voilà l’enchaînement (2014), directed by Denis and adapted from a text by Let the Sunshine In cowriter Angot, featuring actors Norah Krief and Descas.

Trailer

Extras Rating (0-40):

39

60 + 39 =

99

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