I Am Love

2009, Drama/Romance, 1h 59m

135 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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. Read critic reviews

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(L-R) Marisa Berenson as Allegra, Pippo Delbono as Tancredi, Tilda Swinton as Emma, Alba Rohrwacher as Elisabetta, Mattia Zaccaro as Gianluca, Flavio Parenti as Edoardo Jr., and Maria Paiato as Ida in "I Am Love."

(L-R) Pippo Delbono as Tancredi and Tilda Swinton as Emma in "I Am Love."

(L-R) Edoardo Gabbriellini as Antonio and Tilda Swinton as Emma in "I Am Love."

Edoardo Gabbriellini as Antonio in "I Am Love."

Tilda Swinton as Emma in "I Am Love."

(L-R) Director Luca Guadagnino, Marisa Berenson and Tilda Swinton on the set of "I Am Love."

(L-R) Tilda Swinton as Emma and Mattia Zaccaro as Gianluca in "I Am Love."

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Movie Info

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.

Rating:

R (Sexuality|Nudity)
Genre:

Drama, Romance
Original Language:

Italian
Director:

Luca Guadagnino
Producer:

Luca Guadagnino, Tilda Swinton
Writer:

Barbara Alberti, Ivan Cotroneo, Walter Fasano, Luca Guadagnino
Release Date (Theaters):

Jun 18, 2010 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Oct 12, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA):

$5.0M
Runtime:

1h 59m
Distributor:

Magnolia Pictures

Cast & Crew

Tilda Swinton
Emma

Flavio Parenti
Edoardo Jr.

Edoardo Gabbriellini
Antonio

Alba Rohrwacher
Elisabetta

Pippo Delbono
Tancredi

Maria Paiato
Ida

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Critic Reviews for I Am Love

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Audience Reviews for I Am Love

Feb 11, 2014

A bit melodramatic but worth watching.

Wildaly M Super Reviewer
Jul 28, 2013

Excruciatingly slow, overblown melodrama.

Ross C Super Reviewer
Sep 24, 2012

Something like Dallas, Italian Style, 3 1/2 Stars 9-24-12

Bruce B Super Reviewer
Aug 26, 2011

Exquisitely directed and acted, with an amazing Tilda Swinton perfectly conveying the discovery of love, this is a beautiful and sumptuous Italian drama that brings to mind the aesthetic and narrative style of Luchino Visconti, growing in a crescendo towards a glorious, explosive end.

Carlos M Super Reviewer

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