Leaving (Partir) (2009)
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68% of critics liked it
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47% of users liked it
(13,590 ratings)
A riveting new drama by the prolific French filmmaker Catherine Corsini, LEAVING (PARTIR) stars Oscar-nominee Kristin Scott Thomas as a woman prepared to abandon everything in pursuit of passion. A success with critics and audiences alike at the Toronto and Seattle film festivals, this elegantly… More A riveting new drama by the prolific French filmmaker Catherine Corsini, LEAVING (PARTIR) stars Oscar-nominee Kristin Scott Thomas as a woman prepared to abandon everything in pursuit of passion. A success with critics and audiences alike at the Toronto and Seattle film festivals, this elegantly told tale of intrigue is not to be missed. Kristin Scott Thomas is Suzanne, the bourgeois wife of a successful doctor, Samuel (Yvan Attal), living together with their children in the south of France. Weighted down by a thrill-less lifestyle and a stale marriage, Suzanne falls for the handsome young Ivan (Sergi López), an immigrant ex-con working on their property. Their affair is passionate, but Suzanne is wracked by guilt. When she confesses to her husband, his retaliation begins an ugly turn of events. -- (C) IFC
- Directed By
- Catherine Corsini
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
- In Theaters
- Oct 1, 2010 Limited
- Studio
- IFC Films
Critic Reviews
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Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
If Leaving is a romantic parable, it is a dark and depressing one, emphasizing not the sensuality of attraction but rather the obsessive side of romantic behavior. This is mad love for sure, and that is not usually a pretty picture.
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Ty Burr, Boston Globe
The only reason to see "Leaving'' - and it's not a bad reason at all - is for the sight of Kristin Scott Thomas in a rare happy mood.
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Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
If "Leaving" is a story of a broken marriage, what, exactly, went wrong?
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Tom Long, Detroit News
This is one of those films that depends entirely on its star, and Thomas mixes sexuality, giddy flirtatiousness, stoic determination and agony in just the right amounts, without ever straining.
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Thomas' face, tremulous with desire one second, steely with anger the next, holds the screen every second. But the actress deserves richer material.
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Cast
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Kristin Scott Thomas
as Suzanne
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Sergi López
as Ivan
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Yvan Attal
as Samuel
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Bernard Blancan
as Rémi, Rémi, R?mi
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Aladin Reibel
as Dubreuil
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Alexandre Vidal
as David
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Daisy Broom
as Marion






