The Horse Whisperer (1998): review- 8/10

A girl she loses her leg and her friend is killed because of a riding accident. Her horse is also badly hurt.

The film tells the story of how the girl's mother takes her daughter and horse to be psychologically healed at a ranch in Montana.

The film is terribly wholesome, and occasionally twee, but it is so well acted and describes with such care the psychological changes in its characters that it deserves considerable praise.

It is also beautifully shot with a great soundtrack.

Il y a longtemps que je t'aime / I've loved you so long (2008): review- 2/10

A murderess returns from prison to live with her sister and become rehabilllitated into French middle-class provincial life.

It features all the cliches of "serious" cinema and is ponderous and dull beyond words.