Suzanne, the wife of Samuel, a French doctor, seems to have it all. Not being completely happy with her life, she decides to go back to work in the field of physiotherapy. For that purpose, the house in a suburb of Nimes, in Southern France, must be fixed so she can have her own space. The renovation is going to be done by a Spanish worker, Ivan, who knows what to do.
Everything seems to be progressing well, but Suzanne is instrumental in an injury to Ivan. Feeling guilty about it, she volunteers to bring him to his home across the border, so he can see his daughter. Suzanne is taken with the atmospheric surrounding and suddenly she begins differently about the hired hand she employed. They begin a passionate love affair that destroys her marriage to Samuel, even at the expense of losing her two children.
Suzanne, shows character when she confesses her love for Ivan to a husband that does not want to hear about her sexual relations to a man that he feels is not worthy of her. Suzanne, being English, shows a decent attitude by coming clean. Samuel, who wants to keep her, in spite of her having cheated on him, has a surprise coming because he did not think what a woman in love can do to get her way.
Catherine Corsini gives this film a better production that probably was not in the screenplay by Gael Mace. She shows an affinity for making the viewer get involved in all that is happening, although sometimes it is hard for a woman in Suzanne's position to throw everything away in exchange for an uncertain life with a man that is obviously not in her same class. Ah, well, it all for the sake of love. Ms. Corsini shows good judgment in trusting cinematographer Agnes Godard to work wonders with the magical light of Southern France.
The main attraction for watching "Leaving" is Kristin Scott Thomas, a versatile actress that has been working a lot in France. One cannot blame her when she gets juicier parts like her Suzanne in this movie. Wonderful Sergi Lopez plays another one of his hunks. His Ivan shows he is a decent man that has fallen for the forbidden woman out of his league. Yvan Attal plays Samuel, the deceived husband.
Everything seems to be progressing well, but Suzanne is instrumental in an injury to Ivan. Feeling guilty about it, she volunteers to bring him to his home across the border, so he can see his daughter. Suzanne is taken with the atmospheric surrounding and suddenly she begins differently about the hired hand she employed. They begin a passionate love affair that destroys her marriage to Samuel, even at the expense of losing her two children.
Suzanne, shows character when she confesses her love for Ivan to a husband that does not want to hear about her sexual relations to a man that he feels is not worthy of her. Suzanne, being English, shows a decent attitude by coming clean. Samuel, who wants to keep her, in spite of her having cheated on him, has a surprise coming because he did not think what a woman in love can do to get her way.
Catherine Corsini gives this film a better production that probably was not in the screenplay by Gael Mace. She shows an affinity for making the viewer get involved in all that is happening, although sometimes it is hard for a woman in Suzanne's position to throw everything away in exchange for an uncertain life with a man that is obviously not in her same class. Ah, well, it all for the sake of love. Ms. Corsini shows good judgment in trusting cinematographer Agnes Godard to work wonders with the magical light of Southern France.
The main attraction for watching "Leaving" is Kristin Scott Thomas, a versatile actress that has been working a lot in France. One cannot blame her when she gets juicier parts like her Suzanne in this movie. Wonderful Sergi Lopez plays another one of his hunks. His Ivan shows he is a decent man that has fallen for the forbidden woman out of his league. Yvan Attal plays Samuel, the deceived husband.