Let the Sunshine In 2017
Acclaimed French director Claire Denis' Let the Sunshine In is a freewheeling, practically plotless journey through midlife friendship, love and romance. For the woman behind timeless stunners like White Material, Beau Travail, Nenette and Boni and Chocolat, this is existential stream-of-consciousness filmmaking at its zenith. It is a travelogue of personal catastrophes and quixotic longing, all of it centered upon actress Juliette Binoche giving one of the greatest performances of her Oscar-winning career.

Not to say this will be everyone’s cup of French cineaste tea. Binoche plays Isabelle, a talented Parisian artist who is currently in the throngs of a passionate affair with a married banker (Xavier Beauvois). Divorced with a young daughter, Isabelle is unwilling to give up on love. At the same time, she’s becoming increasingly frustrated with just how hard it is to find it. More, she’s not about to change who she is and what she wants from either her romantic partner or her career just to placate a man. Not that this has ever stopped her from seeing a number of different suitors, including a popular actor (Nicolas Duvauchelle) who has hired her to help do the production design for his latest theatrical endeavor and even a fellow artist (Alex Descas) her friends think might be taking advantage of her. But no one seems to fit the bill, and as things progress Isabelle is starting to wonder if she’s going to spend the last three or four decades of her life alone.


Director: Claire Denis
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Xavier Beauvois, Philippe Katerine, Gerard Depardieu
Country: France, Belgium
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

BD50, DVD9 | 1080p AVC, NTSC | 01:35:18 | 44.1 Gb, 7.26 Gb + 3% rec
Language: French
Subtitles: English

Extras:

Claire Denis - in this new video interview, director Claire Denis explains how Let the Sunshine In materialized and discusses Juliette Binoche's character and the dilemmas she is presented with. The interview was conducted exclusively for Criterion in 2019. In English, not subtitled. (21 min, 1080p).

Juliette Binoche - in this new video interview, Juliette Binoche discusses her involvement with Let the Sunshine In and some of her character's strengths and weaknesses. The interview was conducted exclusively for Criterion in 2019. In English, not subtitled. (18 min, 1080p).

Voila l'enchainement - presented here is a short film directed by Claire Denis, based on a text by novelist Christine Angot. Made while Denis was teaching at the French school Le Fresnoy -- Stiudio national des arts contemporains in 2014, Voila l'enchainement stars Norah Krief and Alex Descas. In French, with optional English subtitles. (31 min, 1080p).

Trailer - an official U.S. trailer for Let the Sunshine In from Sundance Select. In French, with imposed English subtitles. (2 min, 1080p).

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