Let the Sunshine In (film)

Let the Sunshine In
Film poster
Directed by Claire Denis
Produced by Oliver Delbosc
Written by
  • Claire Denis
  • Christine Agnot
Based on Fragments d’un discours amoureux
by Roland Barthes
Starring
Music by Stuart A. Staples
Cinematography Agnès Godard
Edited by Guy Lecorne
Distributed by Curiosa Films
Release date
  • 18 May 2017 (2017-05-18) (Cannes)
  • 27 September 2017 (2017-09-27) (France)
Running time
 94 minutes
Country France
Language French
Box office $2.7 million[1]

Let the Sunshine In (French: Un beau soleil intérieur), or Bright Sunshine In, is a 2017 French Comedy Drama Romance film directed by Claire Denis.[2][3] The film is an adaptation of Roland Barthes's 1977 text A Lover's Discourse: Fragments (French: Fragments d’un discours amoureux).[4] Novelist Christine Angot[4][5] and frequent Denis collaborator Jean-Pol Fargeau[6] have both been reported as Denis's co-writers on the project. It opened the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.[7][8] At Cannes, it won the SACD Award.[9]

Cast

Production

The film began shooting in January 2017 in Creuse, France.[10] Shooting wrapped on 21 February 2017.[6]

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 86% based on 106 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 7.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Let the Sunshine In pairs a powerful performance from Juliette Binoche with a layered drama that presents director Claire Denis at her most assured."[11] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 79 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Un beau soleil intérieur". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Cuyer, Clement (3 January 2017). "Binoche et Depardieu vont porter des Lunettes noires pour Claire Denis". AlloCiné. Webedia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Warner, Sam (26 April 2017). "First image: Juliette Binoche in Claire Denis' 'Let The Sunshine In'". Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 Duponchel, Marilou (7 April 2017). "Quels films seront sélectionnés à Cannes? Nos pronostics". Les Inrockuptibles. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Moine, Eddy (20 March 2017). "Claire Denis et ses "Fragments"". Challenges (in French). Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  6. 1 2 Lemercier, Fabian (22 February 2017). "Filming has wrapped on Let the Sunshine In by Claire Denis". Cineuropa. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Fortnight 2017: The 49th Directors' Fortnight Selection". Directors' Fortnight. French Directors Guild. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  8. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (19 April 2016). "Cannes: Juliette Binoche-Gerard Depardieu Drama to Kick Off Directors Fortnight". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  9. ↑ Hopewell, John (26 May 2017). "Cannes: Chloe Zhao's 'The Rider' Tops Cannes' Directors' Fortnight". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  10. ↑ Demars, Annaick (16 December 2016). "Juliette Binoche et Gérard Depardieu en tournage en Creuse". France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine. France Télévisions. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Let the Sunshine In (Un beau soleil intérieur) (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "Let the Sunshine In Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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