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Lost and Delirious

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Lost and Delirious (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 58

Fresh: 29

Rotten:29

Average Rating: 5.4/10

Consensus: Lost and Delirious becomes exactly that, as the film sinks into overwrought melodrama and cliched, obvious symbolism.

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A hauntingly evoked tale of three adolescent girls' first loves, discovery of sexual passion, and search for identity, Lost and Delirious is the first work filmed in English by acclaimed Quebecois director Lea Pool (Emporte-moi). From a... A hauntingly evoked tale of three adolescent girls' first loves, discovery of sexual passion, and search for identity, Lost and Delirious is the first work filmed in English by acclaimed Quebecois director Lea Pool (Emporte-moi). From a brilliant adaptation of Susan Swan's novel, The Wives of Bath, by Toronto screenwriter Judith Thompson, the film features a knockout cast with Piper Perabo (Coyote Ugly) as Paula, Jessica Paré (Stardom) as Tori, and Misha Barton (The Sixth Sense) as Mary, who goes by "Mouse." All in their teens or early twenties, the actors give powerful, improvisatory, emotionally sensitive performances. Set in a posh, private boarding school surrounded by luxuriant, green forest, Lost and Delirious moves swiftly from academic routine, homesickness, and girlish silliness to the darker regions of lovers' intrigue: Paula and Tori are discovered; Mouse becomes their confessor and accomplice and the unstoppable emotions of adolescence collide with the immovable conventions of society as she is torn between loyalty to her two friends. In Lost and Delirious, the theatricality of overwrought teenage emotion finds its counterpart in the artful use of Shakespearean drama, from poetic declaration of love, loss, and defiance, to symbols of falconry and fencing. This Gothic tale of love's blooming, its innocent ecstasy, and ultimate obsessions is a tour de force. -- © 2001 Lions Gate Films [More]

Starring: Mischa Barton, Jessica Pare, Piper Perabo, Jackie Burroughs

Starring: Mischa Barton, Jessica Pare, Piper Perabo, Jackie Burroughs, Graham Greene, Mimi Kuzyk, Luke Kirby, Grace Kung, Emily Van Camp

Director: Lea Pool

Director: Lea Pool
Screenwriter: Judith Thompson
Producer: Lorraine Richard, Greg Dummett
Composer: Yves Chamberland
Studio: Lions Gate Films

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05/20/08
David Rooney
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During the long sit, we get symbolism lobbed into our laps like a large you-go-girlfriend beach ball.

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03/11/08
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09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
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Pool convierte el inerte celuloide en un pedazo vivo de realidad humana. Una película que navega de lo frágil a lo tosco y de vuelta.

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06/08/02
Luis Martinez
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A teen-lesbian Phenomenon without the maggots and psychotic chimp.

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05/09/02
Walter Chaw
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Way too little, too late.

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12/30/01
Christopher Null
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Rarely has a filmmaker captured the essence of those moments between adolescence and adulthood with the skill and sensitivity Pool does.

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12/21/01
Ted Murphy
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12/10/01
Susan Stark
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Shakespearean drama as penned by a love-struck pubescent girl.

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10/04/01
Laura Kelly
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Well-intentioned but curiously out-of-date...far too earnest for its own good.

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08/28/01
Frank Swietek
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Their characters may feel lost, but Ms. Perabo and Ms. Paré rank among the finds of the year.

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08/23/01
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News
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Perabo is a revelation, wild and fiery.

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08/20/01
Jim Lane
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This movie goes so far in the opposite direction of most films about teenagers that it might anger some viewers with its no-holds-barred honesty.

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08/17/01
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee
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Less than an overwhelming success, but it’s still touching and troubling, and amounts to much more than the average portrayal of teen angst.

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08/02/01
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Overly concerned with not offending its audience.

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08/02/01
Cynthia Fuchs
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It takes place at a girls' school whose students are discovering love for the first time, so the unguarded, adolescent ripeness of their emotions feels right to me.

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08/02/01
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