Kissed (1996)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Lynne Stopkewich

Writers:

Barbara Gowdy (story)
Angus Fraser (writer) ...

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:

Embalming | Necrophilia | Male Full Frontal Nudity | Disturbing | Obsession

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 Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Bounds of Love

Seductive, enthralling, surprising

I remember seeing this movie whenit was released in the theatres in Canada. We went to see the movie knowing nothing about it. I was a surprise as to the subject and I remember many people were shocked and repelled just by the subject. I was actually thrilled by the way the subject was approached. It wasn't vulgar, obscene or bawdy; on the contrary it was sensitive, almost romantic. One emphasizes with the main character, a girl who is attracted by dead persons. I felt seduced, almost hypnotised by many scenes.

All in all a very special and an excellent movie, but one which may not be seen superficially.