Leaving
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 Lopez), 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.
Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes
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The surrender to Eros fails to translate despite the boudoir choreography.
Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 10.01.2010 -
There have been many adultery movies over the years, but Leaving has some aspects that make it different and interesting.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle, 10.28.2010 -
Kristin Scott Thomas breathes new life into a woman who was invented by Flaubert and copied by Francoise Sagan.
Rex Reed, New York Observer, 09.29.2010 -
The plot isn't a new one (remember Lady Chatterley?), but Corsini gives it a few twists and turns that keep matters fresh and suspenseful.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post, 09.30.2010
