Remarkable directorial debut of French novelist Claudel.

In a few moments the British actress, playing a haunted woman named Juliette, will begin speaking French, but in these moments her face reveals more than any dialogue.

I've Loved You So Long isn't a perfect movie, thanks to the wrinkle at the end but it is so good for so long that it begs forgiveness.

I've Loved You So Long is partly a mystery (what did Juliette do that was so terrible?), but more importantly it is also a study of rehabilitation and of sisterly love.