Loving Annabelle (2006)

Annabelle is the wise-beyond-her-years newcomer to an exclusive Catholic girls school. Having been expelled from her first two schools she's bound to stir some trouble. Sparks fly between ... See full summary »

Director:

Katherine Brooks

Writers:

Katherine Brooks, Olivia Bohnhoff Harris (additional screenplay) (as Olivia Bohnhoff)

Stars:

Erin Kelly, Diane Gaidry, Laura Breckenridge

10 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Erin Kelly	...	Annabelle Tillman
Diane Gaidry	...	Simone Bradley
Laura Breckenridge	...	Colins
Michelle Horn	...	Kristen
Gustine Fudickar	...	Cat Pegrum
Ilene Graff	...	Mother Immaculata
Kevin McCarthy	...	Father Harris
Markus Flanagan	...	Michael
Karen Teliha	...	Sister Claire
Marla Maples	...	Lauren
Greg Joelson	...	Barry
Wendy Schaal	...	Senator Tillman (as Wendy Schall)
Gregory Carroll	...	Senator's Aid
Shawn Thompson	...	Senator's Aid
Leslie Andrews	...	Martha (as Lesli Andrews)

Storyline

Annabelle is the wise-beyond-her-years newcomer to an exclusive Catholic girls school. Having been expelled from her first two schools she's bound to stir some trouble. Sparks fly between her and her teacher, Simone Bradley. Annabelle pursues Simone relentlessly until Simone must make a choice between following her heart and doing what's right.

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Plot Keywords:

older woman younger woman relationship | lgbt | lgbtq | teacher | f rated | 

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Taglines:

One Student... One teacher... One secret.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 May 2007 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Loving Annabelle

Filming Locations:

Marymount High School - 10643 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$1,100,000, 22 December 2010

Company Credits

Production Co:

Big Easy Pictures, Divine Light Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene when Annabelle leaves the end-of-year ball with St. Peters to retrieve her guitar and the music for a song she wrote earlier, a poster is plainly visible on the wall above her bedside table, featuring the band that originally wrote and performed the song she is about to sing.

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Goofs

When they are viewing a film, Simone was wearing back the cross necklace. It was supposed to have been taken off when they went to the beach.

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Quotes

Cat Pegrum: So how's it going with Miss Bradley?
Annabelle: Nothing's *going* with Miss Bradley.
Cat Pegrum: I had a crush on her when I was a freshman. I'm not gay though, I'm into guys too. Michelle Peters was obsessed with her, she used to write her notes and shit in class.
Annabelle: I'm not obsessed with her.
Cat Pegrum: But you like her though.

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Soundtracks

Broken
Written by Olivia d'Abo and Thomas Barquee
Produced by Thomas Barquee

User Reviews

classic while modern

The look of Loving Annabelle is very classic. The 35mm film looks glossy and the colors are crisp. The film LOOKS pretty. The story also has a classic 3-act structure and is very well-written. These traditional aspects are really interesting to note since the subject of the film is rather modern. The "unconventional" love story turns many notions on their heads: student-teacher sexual relations; the possible effects of a Catholic school upbringing or environment on an individual; and same-sex love, if anyone out there is still bigoted enough to take offense to that.

What I liked about the film was that it was character-driven, and not plot-driven. The emotional growth of the characters took center stage to the possibly sensational aspects. I felt carried along the storyline without any forced-ness or jumps in thought. The plot line was smooth, and had enough twists and turns to keep me from knowing what would happen next. I totally identified with the main characters and cared about them (individually) very deeply besides my interest in whether or not they would get together.

The look of the film, the quality of the story, and the TERRIFIC acting (both Annabelle and Simone are perfectly cast) give Loving Annabelle the depth and sheen of a much higher-budget film. (Though the emotional resonance of the story makes talking about budgets almost crass.) The music is also terrific. The soundtrack would be great to listen to as its own entity. This is the film that I've most enjoyed in a long time and have recommended it highly to anyone who will listen to me since I first saw it.