Lost and Delirious (2001)

Director:

Léa Pool

Writers:

Susan Swan (novel)
Judith Thompson (screenplay)

Release Date:

20 July 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Drama

Tagline:

Friends. Roommates. Lovers.

Plot:

A newcomer to a posh girls boarding school discovers that her two senior roommates are lovers.

Plot Keywords:

All Girl School | Heartache | Rebellious Daughter | Lesbianism | Betrayal

Awards:

4 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Piper Perabo	...	Pauline 'Paulie' Oster
Jessica Paré	...	Victoria 'Tori' Moller
Mischa Barton	...	Mary 'Mouse' Bedford
Jackie Burroughs	...	Fay Vaughn
Mimi Kuzyk	...	Eleanor Bannet
Graham Greene	...	Joe Menzies
Emily VanCamp	...	Allison Moller (as Emily Vancamp)
Amy Stewart	...	Cordelia
Caroline Dhavernas	...	Kara
Luke Kirby	...	Jake Hollander
Alan Fawcett	...	Bruce Moller
Peter Oldring	...	Phil
Grace Lynn Kung	...	Lauren (as Grace Kung)
Stephen Mwinga	...	John
Lydia Zadel	...	Monica

Also Known As:

Rage au coeur, La (Canada: French title)
Rebelles (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content involving teens, and language.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:L | Italy:T | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Brazil:18 | Canada:18A | Germany:16 | Netherlands:AL | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bishop's University, Lennoxville, Québec, Canada

Company:

Cité-Amérique

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ms. Bannet, Victoria and Pauline are at the black board during the math class, parts of the equation appear without Pauline writing it.

Quotes:

Paulie: Hey, new girl, what do you think of Vaughnie?
Tori: [giggling] Don't call her "new girl," it's so rude!
Mouse: Miss Vaughn? She's nice.
[Paulie chuckles]
Tori: Some of the girls say rude things about her.
Paulie: She and Bannet, they got it goin' on for sure.
Tori: Paulie, give it a rest. She's just a single lady, and they're very good friends, and that's it. Don't be so mean... or homophobic.
Mouse: She seemed nice to me.
[Paulie and Tori stare at her]
Mouse: I mean, um, normal. Well, not...
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in Indie Sex: Teens (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

River Waltz

Excellent!

Another great movie by Léa Pool (La Demoiselle sauvage, Emporte-moi).

This is not a lesbian-film, it's a film about love, about the happiness and the pain that goes with it. It's a true and poignant movie, but also very evocative and profound. The acting is excellent by the three lead characters: Piper Perabo, Jessica Paré and Mischa Barton. They're really in it. Because you see, almost everybody, sometimes in their life, get through a period like these girls are going. Who hasn't been completely shattered by a relationship that's going nowhere or simply doesn't lift up? Funny parts too: especially those with the gardener offering some words of advice to Mouse. Léa Pool makes also good use of the slow-motion to describe the pain, the emotion, the passion. In all, a movie that should be seen.

Seen at the Devonshire Odeon Cinema, in Windsor (Ontario), on August 21st, 2001.

85/100 (***½)