2017 French film
Let the Sunshine In
(
French
:
Un beau soleil interieur
), or
Bright Sunshine In
, is a 2017 French romantic drama film directed by
Claire Denis
.
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The film is an adaptation of
Roland Barthes
's 1977 text
A Lover's Discourse: Fragments
(French:
Fragments d’un discours amoureux
)
.
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Novelist
Christine Angot
[5]
[6]
and frequent Denis collaborator
Jean-Pol Fargeau
[7]
have both been reported as Denis's co-writers on the project. It opened the
Directors' Fortnight
section of the
2017 Cannes Film Festival
.
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At Cannes, it won the SACD Award.
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Plot
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Isabelle, a middle-aged divorced artist, has an unsatisfying relationship with a married banker, Vincent, who enjoys the sex with her but is committed emotionally to his wife. Looking for love, she begins a series of other relationships.
She meets and feels an instant connection with an actor who, after she sleeps with him, reveals he is not separated from his wife despite what he had said earlier. She begins sleeping with her ex-husband but picks a fight, ending their relationship. Isabelle is wooed eventually by Marc, influential in the art world, who says he wants things to progress slowly and offers a serious relationship. However, Isabelle sees a psychic, who tells her that, although the relationship will not last, she should keep looking for the right man.
Cast
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Production
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Director
Claire Denis
and
Christine Angot
co-wrote the screenplay of the film.
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Juliette Binoche
played the lead role in the film.
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The film began shooting in January 2017 in
Creuse
, France.
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Shooting wrapped on 21 February 2017.
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The film was shot by
Agnes Godard
.
[14]
Etta James
' version of the song "
At Last
" was used in the film.
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Release
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The film had its world premiere as the opening film of the
Directors' Fortnight
section at the
2017 Cannes Film Festival
on 18 May 2017.
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It was released in France on 27 September 2017.
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Critical reception
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On
review aggregator
Rotten Tomatoes
, the film holds an approval rating of 86% based on 140 reviews, with a
weighted average
rating of 7.3/10. 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."
[19]
On
Metacritic
, the film has a weighted average score of 79 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
[20]
Glenn Kenny of
RogerEbert.com
gave the film 4 stars out of 4, saying, "the film does confront the fact that particularly for women, pursuing desire in middle age is a fraught path."
[21]
Greg Cwik of
Slant Magazine
called it "the most empathetic, heartfelt film of [Claire Denis'] illustrious career."
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Accolades
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References
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"
Let the Sunshine In (2017)
"
.
Box Office Mojo
.
IMDb
. Retrieved
27 December
2022
.
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Collins, K. Austin (1 May 2017).
"Review: Juliette Binoche Is Luminous in Sly Romance Let the Sunshine In"
.
Vanity Fair
. Retrieved
20 October
2018
.
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Cuyer, Clement (3 January 2017).
"Binoche et Depardieu vont porter des Lunettes noires pour Claire Denis"
.
AlloCine
. Webedia
. Retrieved
17 April
2017
.
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Warner, Sam (26 April 2017).
"First image: Juliette Binoche in Claire Denis' 'Let The Sunshine In'
"
.
Screen Daily
.
Screen International
. Retrieved
26 April
2017
.
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a
b
Duponchel, Marilou (7 April 2017).
"Quels films seront selectionnes a Cannes? Nos pronostics"
.
Les Inrockuptibles
. Retrieved
17 April
2017
.
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Moine, Eddy (20 March 2017).
"Claire Denis et ses "Fragments"
"
.
Challenges
(in French)
. Retrieved
17 April
2017
.
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a
b
Lemercier, Fabian (22 February 2017).
"Filming has wrapped on
Let the Sunshine In
by Claire Denis"
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Cineuropa
. Retrieved
17 April
2017
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"Fortnight 2017: The 49th Directors' Fortnight Selection"
.
Directors' Fortnight
. French Directors Guild. Archived from
the original
on 19 April 2017
. Retrieved
20 April
2017
.
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Keslassy, Elsa (19 April 2016).
"Cannes: Juliette Binoche-Gerard Depardieu Drama to Kick Off Directors Fortnight"
.
Variety
.
Penske Business Media
. Retrieved
20 April
2017
.
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Hopewell, John (26 May 2017).
"Cannes: Chloe Zhao's 'The Rider' Tops Cannes' Directors' Fortnight"
.
Variety
.
Penske Business Media
. Retrieved
26 May
2017
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Romney, Jonathan (22 April 2018).
"Claire Denis: 'I couldn't care less about the Weinstein affair'
"
.
The Guardian
. Retrieved
16 February
2020
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Clarke, Donald (14 April 2018).
"Claire Denis: 'We are normal people. Even though we are French'
"
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The Irish Times
. Retrieved
16 February
2020
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Demars, Annaick (16 December 2016).
"Juliette Binoche et Gerard Depardieu en tournage en Creuse"
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France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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France Televisions
. Retrieved
17 April
2018
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Garcia, Lawrence (6 October 2017).
"Discussing "Let the Sunshine In" with Claire Denis"
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Mubi
. Retrieved
16 February
2020
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Kim, Kristen Yoonsoo (17 April 2018).
"Let the Sunshine In Director Claire Denis Doesn't Think Dating Is Exhausting"
.
GQ
. Retrieved
16 February
2020
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Keslassy, Elsa (20 April 2017).
"Cannes: Juliette Binoche-Gerard Depardieu Drama to Kick Off Directors' Fortnight"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
13 February
2020
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Formica, Vincent (18 May 2017).
"Cannes 2017 : Jour 2 : Julianne Moore chez Todd Haynes, Amalric ressuscite Barbara, une histoire de fantomes siciliens..."
AlloCine
. Retrieved
13 February
2020
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Formica, Vincent (21 August 2017).
"Bande-annonce Un beau soleil interieur : Juliette Binoche en quete d'amour chez Claire Denis"
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AlloCine
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13 February
2020
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"Let the Sunshine In (Un beau soleil interieur) (2017)"
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Rotten Tomatoes
.
Fandango Media
. Retrieved
20 October
2018
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"Let the Sunshine In Reviews"
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Metacritic
.
CBS Interactive
. Retrieved
13 July
2018
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Kenny, Glenn (27 April 2018).
"Let the Sunshine In"
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RogerEbert.com
. Retrieved
20 October
2018
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Cwik, Greg (4 October 2017).
"Let the Sunshine In"
.
Slant Magazine
. Retrieved
20 October
2018
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Ford, Rebecca; Richford, Rhonda (26 May 2017).
"Cannes: 'The Rider' Tops Directors' Fortnight Awards"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. Retrieved
13 February
2020
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Keslassy, Elsa (9 December 2017).
"Palme d'Or Winner 'The Square' Sweeps European Film Awards"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
13 February
2020
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Richford, Rhonda (5 February 2018).
"
'120 BPM' Tops France's Lumiere Awards"
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The Hollywood Reporter
. Retrieved
13 February
2020
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Richford, Rhonda (31 January 2018).
"
'120 BPM' Leads France's Cesar Awards Nominations"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. Retrieved
13 February
2020
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