• 1999
• US
• 102 min
• 18

• Directed by: Lisa Cholodenko
• Cast: Ally Sheedy, Radha Mitchell, Patricia Clarkson.

A refreshingly intelligent tale of doomed lesbian love, writer/director Cholodenko's debut feature chronicles the complex romance between ambitious picture editor Syd (Mitchell) and once famous photographer Lucy Berliner (Sheedy). The over-written script has a studied, airless feel, but the scenes of sexual tension and trembling desire between Syd and Lucy achieve a palpable erotic charge.

• 6.7/10
• 73%
• 72%