Kissed (1996)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Lynne Stopkewich

Writers:

Barbara Gowdy (story)
Angus Fraser (written by) ...

Release Date:

11 April 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Drama

Tagline:

Love Knows No Bounds.

Plot:

Over the years, a child's romantic ideals about death blossom into necrophilia, the study of embalming and the most profound relationship of her life.

Plot Keywords:

Funeral Home | Funeral | Necrophilia | Embalming | Medical Student

Awards:

6 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Molly Parker	...	Sandra Larson
Peter Outerbridge	...	Matt
Jay Brazeau	...	Mr. Wallis, Mortician
Natasha Morley	...	Young Sandra
Jessie Winter Mudie	...	Carol, Sandra's Best Friend
James Timmons	...	Jan, Mortuary Janitor
Joe Maffei	...	Biology Teacher
Robert Thurston	...	Detective
Annabel Kershaw	...	Mother Larson
Tim Dixon	...	Father Larson, Owner of Larson's Flowers
Amber Warnat	...	Lisa Brown
Bill Finck	...	Minister
Janet Craig	...	Mourner
Edward Davey	...	Embalming Professor
Hamish Wilson	...	Gurney Goner, a Cadaver

MPAA:

Rated R for aberrant sexuality and some language.

Runtime:

78 min | Canada:88 min (Ontario)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Italy:VM14 | Canada:R (Ontario) | USA:R (video version) | Singapore:(Banned) | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:R | France:-16 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Norway:18 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Boneyard Film Company Inc.

Goofs:

Continuity: When she and Carol are dancing, Sandra raises her arms and her midriff shows. Later, when she removes her top, a camisole has appeared.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Sandra Larson: When you die, your life... flashes, and you disintegrate, radiating energy. When a thing turns into its opposite, when love becomes hate, there are always sparks. But when life turns into death, it's explosive. There are streaks of light, magical, and electrifying...

Movie Connections:

Featured in "On Screen!: Kissed (#3.3)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

That's Me

Parker is great

This had an odd film to it that reminded me of Harold and Maude in tone. It does not really fit in any category which is always a good thing in my book. That said it didn't work on a complete level. I had problems with the boyfriend and I found it hard to believe the way he responded to her sleeping with dead people from the start. I expected him to be a little more horrified. I also didn't believe his outcome but I suppose it was always going to happen. Molly Parker was simply great and it was such a difficult role to pull off but she does it admirably. I really believed her and this world she ventured into. It manages to make a taboo subject seem quite fascinating which in itself is groundbreaking. I think it does stand true that if the sexes were switched then audiences would indeed have trouble swallowing the story but this way round it is more acceptable. Well that's the double standard thing again. Thought provoking and sensual. I take away from this Parker's performance more than anything, without her I think the film would be consigned to the annals of history.