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Someone I Loved (2009)

Someone I Loved poster
Original title
Je l'aimais
Directed by
Zabou Breitman
Genre
drama film, romance film, flashback film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
6
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 45 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman discovers her husband has left her and she seeks comfort from her father in law. He tells her the story of his own past affair, revealing the pain of loving someone he could not keep.

melancholicintimateslow-burnbittersweetreflectiveemotionally layeredquietnostalgic

What happens

Someone I Loved (French: Je l'aimais) is a 2009 French drama film directed by Zabou Breitman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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