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Director:
Jesse Peretz
Writers:
Ian McEwan (short story)
David Ryan (adaptation) ...
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Release Date:
7 August 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
Joey and Sissel are two misfits spending most of their time together talking or having sex. Gradually... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Very Good!! This is so inspiring more (15 total)

Cast

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Natasha Gregson Wagner ... Sissel

Giovanni Ribisi ... Joey
Robert John Burke ... Henry
Jeannetta Arnette ... Sissel's Mom

Donal Logue ... Red
Eli Marienthal ... Adrian
Hugh Joseph Babin ... Bob
Earl S. Binnings ... Mitch
Howard Barker ... Security Guard
Trang Thanh Le ... Restaurant Cook

L. Christian Mixon ... Tattoo Artist
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality, and for language.
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Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Certification:
USA:R
Filming Locations:
Houma, Louisiana, USA
Company:
Forensic Films more

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Trivia:
The art and grip departments built a half pipe and skateboarded during down time. more
Soundtrack:
I Want Someone Badly more

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Very Good!! This is so inspiring, 21 June 1999
Author: John J. Fink (filman1234@aol.com)

FIRST LOVE, LAST RITES is a movie that I know people will be bored with. It is slow for some tastes. Life is slow. This movie is so true to life and it's pacing seems all too real. It's amazing it's a story not of plot but of documenting time. The story inspired a screenplay that I just finished Belmar. It has such a slow core to it and is so atmospheric. Bottom line THIS IS AN ART FILM. ("A movie simple enough for a child to understand with images strong enought for an adult"-Roger Ebert. Different people will react differently to this movie. It's for the art crowd and for film students. It's not for the average multiplex movie goer unless they get darring and wana try something new. I hope Jesse Perez makes another movie, the actors were great, well I am a huge fan of Natsha Gerson Wagner. It's a very steamy masterpeace that moves with the charactors and the atmosphere. I have no idea why this film didn't make it big. It sure is a discovery on video!

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