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Funded by the Ford Foundation, a one-act play by Wendy Kesselman about a teenage girl's coming of age was expanded to become the directorial debut of prominent casting director Billy Hopkins. Claire D... read more read more...anes stars as Daisy, a well-to-do but shy and bookish Manhattan teenager attending an exclusive prep school, keeping her Jewish identity a secret and harboring a secret crush on the school's star athlete Ethan Wells (Jude Law). The only person in Daisy's life that she feels comfortable opening up to is her grandmother, Nana (Jeanne Moreau), a Holocaust survivor who shares with her granddaughter an affinity for flowers. As Nana relates tragic stories of the horrors experienced in her youth (seen in flashbacks featuring Danes as the young Moreau), she becomes a guide of sorts for Daisy through her difficult adolescence. Ethan eventually notices Daisy's attention and begins courting her, but then Daisy's Jewish heritage is discovered by her snooty classmates, leading to a campaign of anti-Semitism and a truncated romance for the broken-hearted Daisy, who now needs Nana's compassion more than ever. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Billy Hopkins

Release Date: October 31, 1997

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DVD Release Date: February 15, 2000

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  • dreamfaeries
    November 3, 2006
    dreamfaeries
    It was okay.
  • Hamee
    October 1, 2011
    Hamee
    This is a great story. The relationship between grandmother and granddaughter was wonderful, but the ending was so sad.
  • tennisp21
    June 26, 2011
    tennisp21
    Funny how I knew almost every prominent character in this movie, but I've never heard of this movie.

    It was an ok movie, though I expected a bigger resolution and growth in Daisy. Her emotions made sense to me, but her obsession toward her grandmother and Jude law's character k... read moreinda freaked me out.
  • solshine7
    June 27, 2008
    solshine7
    Claire Danes is such a great actress! It's a simple yet beautiful story about a Holocaust survivor and her American granddaughter who relate through stories of the past and the present. Every scene and flashback have a purpose. And every interaction is packed with emotionally cha... read morerged character-driven drama. It's the subtle glances and quiet nuances that make this film so brilliant. If you're looking for typical Hollywood fanfare, you need not apply. But if you enjoy a smart, sensitive and gutsy movie then I Love You, I Love You Not will surely delight.
  • nanoqna
    January 2, 2007
    nanoqna
    this is a really sad movie about being a teenager. claire danes spends all her time reading. and people make fun of her because she is jewish. there are two tsories and one of them is about daisy and her friends and she falls in love with jude law. the name of the movie really ma... read morekes sense if you watch it. i give it FIVE STARS!!
  • zeiko18
    December 12, 2006
    zeiko18
    Aside from an intriguing nightmare sequence featuring Robert Sean leonard as the spectre of death, this film is an utter waste of time. Don't be tempted by the cast.

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Clint Morris
May 6, 2005
Clint Morris, Film Threat

A tour-de-force for Claire Danes

Ed Kelleher
January 1, 2000
Ed Kelleher, Film Journal International

A modest but engaging tale of friendship and survival. Full Review

Lael Loewenstein
September 12, 2008
Lael Loewenstein, Variety

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Kevin Thomas
February 14, 2001
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

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Janet Maslin
January 1, 2000
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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January 1, 2000
Houston Chronicle

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Emanuel Levy
June 16, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Elspeth Haughton
January 1, 2000
Elspeth Haughton, Apollo Guide

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Russell Smith
January 1, 2000
Russell Smith, Austin Chronicle

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Christine James
June 5, 2002
Christine James, Boxoffice Magazine

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