Lost and Delirious (2001)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

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:

Roommate | Girls' Boarding School | Groundskeeper | Friend | Gardener

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:

La rage au coeur (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:

Italy:T | Iceland:L | 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. Vaughn writes the word love on the blackboard, the writing alternates between two differently written love words in the next scenes.

Quotes:

Paulie: She's the only person who ever loved me, you know?
[Fay Vaughn nods]
Paulie: I think I'll die without her.

Movie Connections:

References The Lost Boys (1987)

Soundtrack:

River Waltz

A much deeper film than expected

I only decided to see this film simply because I liked Piper Perabo in 'Coyote Ugly', an enjoyable but 'lightweight' film. I watched 'Lost and Delirious' for the first time last evening and I was totally blown away by Piper's performance which surprised me, taking into account the fact that the film didn't exactly get rave reviews. It was a far deeper film than I expected it to be and I will need to watch it several times to appreciate its full impact. (I never manage to fully appreciate a film first time round!)The clever parallels drawn between Paulie's character and the bird of prey's plight are cleverly handled, although I thought it was made a little too obvious when she began to refer to herself as 'the raptor'. I felt this was unnecessary; the viewer should have been left to make that link for him or herself. The increasing tension which draws the viewer inexorably towards the climax of the film is almost unbearable. I felt myself starting to dread the end of the film, fearing its almost inevitable end. IMHO this is a masterful piece of movie-making. Miss it and miss out!