“**** AN AMAZING FILM. It is deep, rich, human.”
“ATTENTION ALL MOVIE BUFFS: GET READY TO HAVE YOUR MINDS BLOWN. A bold and thrilling masterpiece – the introduction of a major talent to the world’s stage. The film gets better as it goes along, culminating in a rapturous ending that exhilarates the viewer in a manner I've never felt in a movie.”
“***** SEE IT BY ANY MEANS POSSIBLE.”
“AN OFTEN SOARINGLY BEAUTIFUL MELODRAMA.”
“I AM LOVE POSITIVELY SOARS.”
“A cinematic tour de force.”
“IT’S IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO SUCCUMB TO THE OPERATIC SWEEP. Visually stunning and unrepentantly grandiose, it feverishly pulls you in with its operatic sweep and its appeal to the primary senses. It suggests an epic that Visconti and Sirk might have made after they finished watching Vertigo and reading Madame Bovary while gorging themselves on aphrodisiacs.”
“BOLD, THRILLING AND UNDENIABLY SENSUOUS.”
“SUMPTUOUS AND KEENLY INTELLIGENT.”
“THE MOVIE IS A TRIUMPH AND SO IS TILDA SWINTON.”
“IS IT POSSIBLE TO BE ADDICTED TO A MOVIE? I've watched "I Am Love" three times, and I can feel an urge coming on for a fourth fix. A rapturously beautiful film.”
“Every shot looks like a fashion layout -- but the emotions are real.”
“****An Epic Project, Crafted With Intimate Precision.”
“Movies don’t look much more romantic than this beautifully shot drama.”
“THE FILM GENUINELY ENTERTAINS. It’s a sumptuous viewing and listening experience.”
“MESMERIZING. GORGEOUS.”
“IN EVERY SENSE, ‘I AM LOVE’ IS A STUNNING ACHIEVEMENT.”
“SPRAWLING, AMBITIOUS… AMAZINGLY ACCOMPLISHED.”
“A rich family drama that is both a sensual celebration of bourgeois pleasures and a showcase for Tilda Swinton.”
“RAVISHING.”
I Am Love tells the story of the wealthy Recchi family, whose lives are undergoing sweeping changes. Eduardo Sr., the family patriarch, has decided to name a successor to the reins of his massive industrial company, and in so doing, surprises everyone by splitting power between his son Tancredi and grandson Edo. However, Edo dreams of opening a restaurant with his friend Antonio, a talented chef. At the heart of Tancredi’s family is his wife, Emma (Tilda Swinton), a Russian immigrant who has adopted the culture of Milan. An adoring and attentive mother, Emma’s existence is shocked to the core when she falls deeply in love with Antonio and pursues a passionate love affair that will change his family forever.
Director:
Luca Guadagnino
Cast:
Tilda Swinton