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I Am Love

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I Am Love

R

Released Jun 18, 2010

1h 59m

Drama

Romance

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137 Reviews

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At a dinner -- during which her husband, Tancredi (Pippo Delbono), learns that he and his son Edoardo Recchi Jr. (Flavio Parenti) are about to assume control of the Edoardo Recchi Sr.'s (Gabriele Ferzetti) lucrative business -- Emma (Tilda Swinton) meets a chef named Antonio (Edoardo Gabbriellini). Antonio and Emma soon find themselves in bed together. With the family already divided over the elder Recchi's unusual plans, Emma's affair is the wild card that might divide the family for good.

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Critics Consensus

It stumbles into melodrama, but I Am Love backs up its flamboyance with tremendous visual style and a marvelous central performance from Tilda Swinton.

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Nicolas Rapold

Film Comment Magazine

The predictable end, which comes with an abruptness that feels altogether too constructed, completes the fantasy of transgression that's at the heart of the movie's appeal, however elaborate the trappings.

Jun 28, 2013

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

The grand architecture of Milan and the icy rhythms of composer John Adams set the tone for this elegant Italian drama about the suffocating power of family, wealth, and tradition.

Dec 14, 2010

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Perri Nemiroff

CinemaBlend

Grandiose family drama packed with rich scenery, stirring performances and comprehensive camerawork - if only the rest wasn't so boring.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 13, 2010

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

Set mostly in Milan, at the home of a wealthy family, I Am Love is taut with the almost unbearable strain between old fashioned values and forward movement, strict expectation and individuality, careful control and the chaos of impulse.

Apr 30, 2025

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Jaylan Salah

InSession Film

I Am Love is a film for those who want to taste the screen and feel the silence. It’s a movie for the dreamers, those who still take long walks on the beach, and despite it shifting tonally completely at the end, it is still a soothing feature.

Rated: A

Apr 21, 2025

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

It demands an audience that desires sumptuousness in their cinema, complete with bravado camerawork and meaningful, metaphoric passages to dissect.

Rated: 4/4

Aug 9, 2023

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Stephen C

Visually sumptuous; magnificent Swinton; rushed, unsatisfying ending.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/23/25

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Horror fan 4

Although it starts slow the movie gains momentum telling it's story especially around the 45 minute mark. Tim Treakle

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/10/24

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Jonathan M

One of the best films of the last 20 years. Tilda proves to be one of the best actors of all-time. The photography and tone are perfect.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/23/24

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Kate R

Во всем виновата уха. RUS The fish soup caused the catastrophe. ENG

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/14/24

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FC S

Are we absolutely sure this isn't a fashion film? In a good way. And I can write this same comment under Suspiria or A bigger splash.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/20/23

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J K

Easily one of my favorites. It's shot so well, acting is phenomenal and the visual story telling is just top notch. His movies always make me want to run away into the northern Italian countryside and grow my own food.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/24/23

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Luca Guadagnino

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Tilda Swinton

Emma

Flavio Parenti

Edoardo Jr.

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Synopsis

At a dinner -- during which her husband, Tancredi (Pippo Delbono), learns that he and his son Edoardo Recchi Jr. (Flavio Parenti) are about to assume control of the Edoardo Recchi Sr.'s (Gabriele Ferzetti) lucrative business -- Emma (Tilda Swinton) meets a chef named Antonio (Edoardo Gabbriellini). Antonio and Emma soon find themselves in bed together. With the family already divided over the elder Recchi's unusual plans, Emma's affair is the wild card that might divide the family for good.

Director: Luca Guadagnino
Producer: Luca Guadagnino, Tilda Swinton
Screenwriter: Barbara Alberti, Ivan Cotroneo, Walter Fasano, Luca Guadagnino
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: RAI Cinema
Rating: R (Sexuality|Nudity)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 18, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 28, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.0M
Runtime: 1h 59m

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