| Sensual Italian import is silly, grandiose, but striking. |
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| Memphis - Film News |
| Written by Memphis Flyer |
| Thursday, 22 July 2010 06:00 |
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by Chris Herrington
The Italian melodrama I Am Love is often as ridiculous and grandiose as its title. It's the story of Emma Recchi (Tilda Swinton), the elegant, composed Russian wife of a Milanese textile magnate, whose great thaw comes at the tender hands of her adult son's best friend, Antonio (Edoardo Gabbriellini), an earthy chef who becomes her secret lover. Beautifully shot by cinematographer Yorick Le Saux (who also photographed French director Francois Ozon's somewhat similar crossover art-house hit Swimming Pool), the…
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