'I Am Love' is a masterfully directed film by Luca Guadagnino with a stunning performance by Tilda Swinton. For those who are unaware, Swinton is my favorite actress of all time due to her ability to transform herself into any character in a film and play it so effortlessly, which is clearly exhibited in this film. Her performance is so raw and brilliant that it saves the film from its slow pacing. While the story itself is an engaging one, telling the story of a dangerous affair in the midst of a bourgeoisie family in Italy, the film does tend to drag on and feel tedious at times. It picks up with it's extraordinary and deeply satisfying ending that is mixed with emotions of sadness and happiness. Apart from its superb cast, this film also shines through its costume design, by Antonella Cannarozzi, and the overall visual style of the film with credits to the dazzling cinematography and experimental directing. While 'I Am Love' may certainly be a slow-moving film, it can certainly be loved for its flawless acting and aesthetic appeal.

Is it just me? OK so the husband deserves to be cheated on. He is neglecting his wife like all the rest of these movies. Somehow, the wife is cheating, as always because it's her husband fault. Somehow, like all the rest of these cheating wife movies, It's never the wife's fault for not expressing her dis-satisfaction of her life. It's never the wife's fault for not communicating what she is missing. Skipping the whole idiotic melodrama.In the end, this harlot, is not held accountable for causing the death of her son as he tries to pull away from her after he figured out, his mother, is having an affair with his partner of a restaurant and much younger man. A man as old as her son. The stupid movie ends with her telling her husband she loves the son's partner. The maid starts to pack her stuff. She leaves with nothing and you see her and her lover living happily ever after in a cave? Is this for real? Your time is not worth it.

This is a story about the tug of war between those that hold onto tradition and those who crave to be progressive. It is also a study of class and gender, and the irrepressible love which bleeds through and blurs the boundaries. This is a movie of few words, the story of which is told through fleeting glances, a blank stare, and the dizzying sequences of close-ups that mimic the movement of one's own eyes searching desperately for the one face it craves to see. It was the remarkable cinematography of Yorick Le Saux. The score by John Adams was also memorable, often perfectly complementing the protagonists' blissful free fall from grace, the tempo matching with the ever increasing heart rate of the viewer. It was a jaw-dropping experience.

Besides its obvious grades in texture and nuance, "I Am Love" transcends normal viewing. Set in Milan, the film boasts some of present-day's most captivating stars and delivers in style. Little known, is the location of one of its scenes. Perched high above bustling San Remo, Castelvittorio is a veritable Italian fortress-town. In the valley, a quaint restaurant brews its own flavour of "Io Sono L'amore". Indeed, the cast can tell you ! "The Busciun" or "Cork", an idyllic family restaurant, serves traditional, and then some dishes cooked with flare by the same hand-picked fingers. May its title and aromas captivate all who ask for it by name ... Visit link below for more : http://nuke.ristorantebusciun.com/ENGLISH/tabid/62/Default.aspx