Matinée (2009)

Hoping to inject creativity into their onstage performance, a reserved actress and her co-star consider improvising their love scene.

Director:

Jennifer Lyon Bell

Writer:

Jennifer Lyon Bell

Stars:

Alicia Whitsover, Steven McAlistair, Teri Vakaki

Cast

Credited cast:
Alicia Whitsover	...	Mariah Carr
Steven McAlistair	...	Daniel Kincaid
Teri Vakaki	...	Stephie
Sandy Pieters	...	Suzanne
Nicole Mischler	...	Katja
Thomas Lundy	...	Stage manager
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Emma Stuart	...	Talent agent
Sarah Taylor	...	Danielle

Storyline

Stage actors Mariah and Daniel play lovers every night, but their onstage romance lacks spark. One slow afternoon, they discover that today's matinée performance will make or break both their careers. Daniel wants to make big changes, and Mariah starts to wonder: are Daniel's suggestions reasonable? Or has he lost track of the boundary between actor and character? Rushed to the stage, in front of a live audience, they must figure it out together.

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Plot Keywords:

stage | creativity | play | audience | woman undressing | 

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Taglines:

How far would you go for the sake of art?

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Genres:

Short | Adult | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

English

Release Date:

February 2009 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blue Artichoke Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

34 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actor Steven McAlistair didn't originally plan to audition for Matinée, but - in a classic "discovered" story - came to keep an actor friend company when the friend auditioned. A trained ballet dancer, Steve did not think of himself as an actor. Once at the audition, however, he read through the script and thought the lead character of Daniel might be right for him. He decided to give it a try, and after meeting with director Jennifer personally and going through the multi-stage audition process, ended up walking away with the lead role.

User Reviews

Great movie!

I don't usually watch erotic film, but this was recommended to me as a balanced interesting movie that was also erotic, and it was terrific. There is a real plot, realistic couple and that made the erotic parts all the more meaningful. I also liked the fact that these actors were interested in the film and the nudity/sexuality part came as a natural outcome, not the other way around.

I can imagine that dudes who watch regular "porn" might not like it as much because there is an actual story leading up to the "porn" part,and the erotic scenes are meant to add depth to the story and also extra pleasure, rather than the usual goal of pornographic movies. For those of us who want something more sensitive to relationship and to the woman's perspective, this film was great.