Directed By:Claire Denis
Written By:Christine Angot, Claire Denis, Roland Barthes
Let the Sunshine In
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Generally Favorable
79
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Generally Favorable
6.1
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
88% Positive
29 Reviews
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May 4, 2018
100
Denis and her writing partner, the novelist and playwright Christine Angot, have woven a sublime comedy of sexual indecision. They mine Isabelle's affairs for humor as well as heartache, and do it with such delicacy that you may be hard-pressed to tell which is which.
May 4, 2018
90
Let the Sunshine In is a unique, spellbinding work, worthy of comparison to Denis’s best films.
User score
Generally Favorable
51% Positive
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9 Ratings
9 Ratings
Jan 26, 2019
10
Easily the best foreign film of the year (and one of the best of all time), this film gives a suggestive, elegant script and a perfect performance from Juliette Binoche room to breathe - and it's a refreshing breath of air.
Mar 17, 2021
9
it was a good movie until the ending scene. then it became a masterpiece.
juliette suits the role perfectly.
May 10, 2018
88
The film itself isn’t dorky in the least. It’s an elegant and witty rumination on one woman’s quest for romantic fire.
May 27, 2017
80
The film slowly but surely works its charms, painting a rich, emotionally complex portrait of a woman who, like Denis herself, will not let herself be boxed in.
May 9, 2018
75
Plays a little like “Sex and the City” as reconceived by a Minimalist composer. That makes the movie sound like a threat, when actually it’s a dry, lightly sad, and very French comedy of romantic neurosis, brought to us by two great artists, director Claire Denis (“Chocolat,” “Beau Travail,” “White Material”) and star Juliette Binoche.
Apr 26, 2018
67
Perhaps it’s best to approach Let The Sunshine In as a talky palate-cleanser before Denis’ next big genre experiment, the forthcoming sci-fi movie "High Life." In space, one hopes, nobody can hear you blather.
Aug 15, 2018
7
Although this film is a romantic drama with comedy overtones its quality separates it from many other films that fall into that category, especially so many dumb American romantic comedies. Let the Sunshine In is a film with a simple and practical history, but it's the good work of its director and also of its protagonist; Juliette Binoche who since Clouds of Sils Maria has had a good run with the exception of the forgettable ''The 33'', which puts it on a higher scale.
Jan 11, 2019
6
This Claire Denis movie is surely a work of art, but it fails to entertain. The cinematography is so good. But the film, though it is only around 90 minutes, drags terribly.
Jun 23, 2018
3
sexually incontinent men interact with emotionally & sexually incontinent woman peppered with oblique strings of words that attempt to pass for conversation. watching expressions flit across juliette binoche's face is actually mesmerizing for up to maybe 30 minutes, so i didn't tank my score.
May 28, 2018
3
Warning! This is a very French film, meaning lots of talk and a dash of sex. Juliette Binoche plays an artist (although it doesn't really matter) who runs thru several men trying to find a connection. As is typical, she's lovely and sexy, while most of the men are neither. There's lots of dialogue about life and love, but it's just a painful exercise in human observation. The only interesting thing is that the closing credits run over the last scene, which at least makes the whole affair a bit shorter. In French with subtitles.
May 26, 2018
2
If you dislike French culture this movie will confirm your taste. 1/2 way through my friend said "Every person in this movie is an a-hole" and I had to agree. Binoche plays a 50 yr old who is emotionally 15-- & her idiocy makes the entire movie feel fake (how can an artist and older woman be this stupid about men?!?)
Production Company:
- Curiosa Films
- FD Production
- Playtime
- Ad Vitam
- Versus Production
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Orange Cinéma Séries (OCS)
- Cinémage 10
- La Banque Postale Image 10
- Arte/Cofinova 11
- Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge
Release Date:Apr 27, 2018
Duration:1 h 34 m
Awards
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
International Cinephile Society Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Munich Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
