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      Leaving

      Released Oct 1, 2010 1h 25m Drama Romance List
      68% 65 Reviews Tomatometer 48% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score An unhappily married woman's (Kristin Scott Thomas) affair with an ex-convict (Sergi López) yields dangerous consequences. Read More Read Less
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      Laden with melodramatic clichés, Leaving needed a talented star to succeed -- and Kristin Scott Thomas delivers the goods with another superb performance.

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      Audience Member Between 2.5 and 3. Difficult to valorate. In the first part, there is little psychological explanation about the characters. In the second, you feel empathy by this woman, but you regret decisions which, being legitimate (most of them), you feel that could be others and life of everybody would not become so complicated. Kristin Scott Thomas is marvelous, as usual. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Intense and impressive portrayal of a woman who goes so far blinded by love, all thanks to Kristin Scott Thomas. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member I don't quite understand the hate that this film got from users and critics alike. Kristin Scott Thomas has landed in a number of French dramas and this is her best performance. The entire cast actually is excellent at keeping the tension level appropriate leading to a thrilling end. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Scott Thomas gives a great performance but the film is to short and too black and white. The hubby is a baddie - she a goodie etc BUT its still a great drama with a terrific little ending Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member ...passionate and honest ~ this is a story of an uncontrolled attempt to bring love and passion into an unhappy life. Boredom and sexual frustration have taken Suzanne (Kristin Scott Thomas) to a level that even she does not realise, until the rogue Ivan (Sergi Lopez) appears in her life, and unleashes a passion and desire that goes beyond all reason and thought. Samuel (Yvan Attal), Suzanne's successful husband, who comes across as 'run of the mill' spouse, is unable to pacify his wife's feeling in any way, and is forced to step aside as Suzanne, leaving him and their two children, leaves them for Ivan. The story isn't a happy one for Suzanne and Ivan, as they cannot support themselves, and are forced in desperate measures. Not a happy film, but a good one, and very real. It does not attempt to 'sugar coat' any of the bitterness that surfaces between Suzanne and Samuel. Kristen Scott Thomas is clearly as good an actress speaking in french, and, as always, produces an excellent performance. Enjoyed it... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Not quite the standard affair story given it explores the desperation to stay together despite being financially cut off by the more powerful hurt party. The greatest achievement is its emphasis on realism. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Deborah Ross The Spectator Peculiarly powerful, as well as sun-drenched, which always helps. Aug 30, 2018 Full Review Tara Brady Hot Press A heady, pertinent cocktail of love, mid-life crisis, and domestic abuse among the bourgeoisie, Catherine Corsini's classy, cerebral soap can feel a little schematic. Happily, KST is on hand with thespian superpowers to save the day. Jan 13, 2017 Full Review Time Out Rated: 2/5 Jan 22, 2013 Full Review Kaleem Aftab The List Corsini tries to take an even-handed approach to each character by showing how confusion leads to selfishness, but nothing new is added to this predictable genre. Rated: 3/5 Nov 5, 2018 Full Review Matthew Turner ViewLondon With a terrific central performance from Kristin Scott Thomas, Leaving is a thoroughly gripping emotional drama that plays like a sun-drenched film noir. Rated: 4/5 Feb 18, 2011 Full Review James Verniere Boston Herald The fact that her children have their lives upended by their mother's yearning for Lopez's low-born, bad-boy loser makes matters both worse and more idiotic than plausible. Rated: B+ Jan 14, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis An unhappily married woman's (Kristin Scott Thomas) affair with an ex-convict (Sergi López) yields dangerous consequences.
      Director
      Catherine Corsini
      Screenwriter
      Catherine Corsini, Gaëlle Macé, Catherine Corsini
      Distributor
      IFC Films
      Production Co
      CinéCinéma, Angoa-Agicoa, VMP, Centre National de la Cinematographie, Cofinova 5, Caméra One, Région Languedoc-Roussillon, Pyramide Productions, Solaire Production, Procirep, Canal+
      Genre
      Drama, Romance
      Original Language
      French (France)
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Oct 1, 2010, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 10, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $174.7K
      Runtime
      1h 25m
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