Lost and Delirious (Widescreen): Amazon.ca: DVD

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Tournant pour la première fois en anglais, Léa Pool a fait de Lost and Delirious une ode à l’amour passionnel, un film qui a les audaces et les errements de l’adolescence qu’il décrit.

Trois ans après avoir perdu sa mère, une adolescente (Mischa Barton) entre au collège, où elle partage une chambre avec une fille de bonne famille (Jessica Paré) et une orpheline rebelle (Piper Perabo) qui s’aiment sous le regard, d’abord incrédule puis complice, de la nouvelle venue. Lorsque leur liaison est découverte, le scandale éclate. La première niera tout, se jetant dans les bras d’un garçon, tandis que la seconde, folle de douleur, tentera de la reconquérir.

Adapté du roman The Wives of Bath, de Susan Swan, le scénario de Judith Thompson n’évite pas les invraisemblances et les raccourcis, mais la réalisation de Léa Pool est impeccable. Depuis le début des années 80, la réalisatrice de La Femme de l’hôtel et de La Demoiselle sauvage a développé un univers et un langage très particuliers. Ici, après le virage amorcé avec Emporte-moi, elle poursuit dans une veine plus accessible, laissant toute la place à l’intrigue, et obtenant de ses jeunes actrices des performances exceptionnelles. C’est le cas en particulier de Piper Perabo, vibrante à souhait.

Trop grand public pour être un film d’auteur, mais trop personnel pour être strictement commercial, Lost and Delirious est un genre de Dead Poets Society au féminin, un film sensuel et lyrique qui exalte la soif d’absolu propre à cet âge critique. --Éric Fourlanty

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5.0 out of 5 stars NOT a "lesbian" flick, May 22 2004

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This review is from: Lost and Delirious (Widescreen) (DVD)

This is NOT a "lesbian" movie. I keep seeing this movie listed as a "lesbian" movie--as though it's only for a lesbian audience. It's not. It's an amazing piece of art about that deals with universal themes of love, acceptance, betrayal (of the self and of others), friendship, loyalty, honesty, peer pressure, emotional dependance, parenting, prejudice and more.

Mainly, it's about the damage done by labels, as lead Paulie says to Mouse, "I'm not a girl in love with a girl, I'm Paulie in love with Tory." So don't label, watch. And don't think this movie won't move you if you aren't gay. It will.

I'd say it's one of the most quietly powerful movies I've ever watched.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This movie deserves no less than 5 stars, Aug 11 2002

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Jessica Leighton (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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I can't believe how many negative reviews there are about this movie. I do admit the movie has very little to do with the book. Actually both are extremely different. So if you have read The Wives of Bath and expect the movie to reflect the book, you will be disappointed. However this is by far the BEST movie I have ever seen. It is one of those movies that stays with you, it can consume you if you allow it to. There are so more many themes represented in this movie than the obivoius, a girl in love with a girl. The most overlooked theme is the main theme: how a mother's unconditional love affects a daughter. Other themes include: passion, fear, obsession, stereotypes, finding identity, defiance, loyalty, rejection, and vunerability. Its about how far a human will go for love. If you like drama and are a fan of shakespearian movies, then you will love this movie. The acting was the most incredible I've ever seen. Piper Perablo is awesome. She can go from a quite soft whisper to a bold loud character on the brink of sanity with minitues in this movie. The ending is predictable, and movie wouldn't have been half as good without it. Although it is sad, it is the only way the movie could have ended. Paulie had to break the mold, you see, she couldn't become Miss Vaughn. Miss Vaughn (the headmistress) represents Paulie's fate, and Paulie just can't except that. Paulie doesn't go insane at the end, she just goes to far in love, and that is what this movie is about: love, passion, and going to far in love and how it can affect two lovers. This movie touched me on so many emotional levels. Anyone who loves a woman should see this movie. The movies takes away the "girl/girl relationship taboo." It is def. not a lesbian flick, it's a movie about love, and supports the notion that it doesn't matter what the gender is of the person you love...be who you are, and never compromise that, even if it takes everything away from you. It is a movie for those that can appreciate a good independent film, not those who are into the run of the mill mainstream movies. Lost and Delirious creates its own category, and it truly sets itself apart. I absolutely recommend it.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A powerful and emotional movie of true excellence, Nov 23 2001

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"steiffbear" (Horsham, West Sussex United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

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This movie is truely exceptional. It deals with total love (which happens to be between two young women). An independant and strong woman (Paulie played by Piper Perabo) loses her lover (Tori played by Jessica Pare)and gradually sinks into dispair. The story is observed/narrated by Mouse (Mischa Barton).

Tori and Paulie are deeply in love, easy and relaxed with each other and passionate about each other. Paulie is the strength in the relationship protecting her woman. Tori fears family disapproval and cuts off the woman she loves. Paulie fights to win back her lover against impossible odds. The movie is deeply sad, is well acted (brilliantly in the case of Perabo - this woman will be a mega-star) and is an emotional roller coaster. To quote the author Carole Taylor - "Love conquers nothing. Fear conquers all" (from "A Third Story"). For L&D fans, the music "Beautiful" is by Me'Shell Ndegeocello from the CD "Bitter". The movie is based on the book "The Wives of Bath" by Susan Swan. This movie is a must for anyone (of either sex) who loves women. Of my 200 DVD collection, this one I could not survive without. The quote of the movie: - "I am not a lesbian, I am Paulie and I love Tori". This is romance at its finest (and saddest)if you watch it a dozen times you will find more nuances and still wish you could make it ok for them - It deserves to be recognised as the classic romance that it is. BUY IT.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Cringe and frustration worthy.
Lost and Delirious is a high school drama set in a catholic school and center around a lesbian relationship. Read more

Published on July 3 2009 by LadyEarlGrey

3.0 out of 5 stars loses the plot
The movie starts out with a fascinating dynamic and I thought it was going to be more about how Mischa Barton was going to cope with sharing a boarding school dorm room with two... Read more

Published on Mar 15 2009 by Brian Maitland