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Title:	Movie Reviews and Discussion
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Created:	Thu Jan 28 1993
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1249
Total number of notes:	16012

738.0. "Heavenly Creatures" by EVMS::MARION () Sat Jan 07 1995 09:45

    I went to see Heavenly Creatures last night at the Wilton Town
    Theater in Wilton, NH.  
    
    This is a quirky, sometimes disturbing and powerful film out of
    New Zealand.  It's based on the true story of two teenage girls in
    the 1950's who lived more or less in a fantasy world.  As the film
    progresses, and the girls get to know each other better, the line
    between reality and fantasy becomes more and more blurred until
    the tragic ending to the movie.  Much of the movie comes directly 
    from the diary of one of the girls.
    
    Many of us who have creative imaginations might recognise ourselves
    a little bit.  The difference here is in the fact that the two girls
    both get into the same fantasy, often acting out the roles in reality,
    and that they seem to lose a grip on consequences of their actions.
    
    I don't want to give away too much, since part of the power of the
    movie was the suspenseful building of their disconnection to reality.
    If you're easily disturbed by movies and want to know more, feel free 
    to contact me offline or add a note in here that you'd like a spoiler 
    added (beneath a spoiler alert of course) and I'll do that.
    
    This is one that I have no idea how to rate so I won't bother.  I 
    can't say that I enjoyed the film, but it was very interesting and
    gave me lots to think about.  Though I'm not sorry I saw it, this one 
    will probably haunt me for awhile.  Not a light movie.
    
    Karen.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
738.1	A bit of revelation	RNDHSE::WALL	Show me, don't tell me	`Mon Jan 09 1995 09:44`	5
	One of the girls went on to become a famous murder mystery writer. Her identity as the elder of the two girls was only recently revealed. DFW
738.2		MAGEE::GIBSON		`Mon Jan 09 1995 09:49`	6
	Is this the Ann Perry story that was in the papers and magazines a couple of months ago? Linda
738.3	I think so	RNDHSE::WALL	Show me, don't tell me	`Tue Jan 10 1995 09:45`	4
	I think her name is Sexton now, not Perry. DFW
738.4		SWAM2::SMITH_MA		`Mon Mar 20 1995 13:06`	9
	A little late, but what the hey. I saw this yesterday and _loved_ it. It's exactly the kind of movie that I get swept away by. It was strange and different and unpredictable and surprising and interesting and well written, acted and directed. I agree with .0 it is hard to rate because it's so different but I highly recommend that everyone see it. It's a trip! MJ
738.5	See it.	EPS::RODERICK	The Amazing Colossal Job	`Mon Jun 12 1995 12:12`	16
	In Barbara Kingsolver's Animal_Dreams, she writes that when children don't get love, they hold onto magic. This film takes that thought to the extreme. We saw this over the weekend. I'm still disturbed by it. The film-making was superb, with imaginitive direction, special effects that added to the story rather than detracted (those poor Borovnian extras!), stellar acting, and clear story-telling. But it's haunting, and it's sticking with me. The solution to their problem is a murder, and they approach it with horrifying ease and careful planning. Highly recommended. The two young actresses are fantastic. Lisa
738.6		CNTROL::DGAUTHIER		`Fri Aug 18 1995 14:21`	35
	Good Movie (IMO). But then again, I've always liked the bizzare ones. Neither will I try to rate this one. It's strengths were in classes not really competed for by the "front runners". I'd put it in the same catagory (if you will) as "Vincent and Theo" and "Steppenwolf". Cinematography and Screenplay were interesting and unusual. Acting was superb and yet haunting. ANd the storyline is hardened because it was based on fact. If you like the light stuff, comedies, "happy-enders", and predictable action flicks avoid this one. But if you're not afraid to explore something different and disturbing, check it out. -dave [spoiler] Growing up as a lesbian in conservative New Zealand in the 50's must have been, shall we say.. "awkward". Not too tough to figure out why these two had to build a fantasy world to live in. The written epilogue said that they were eventually released under the proviso that they never see each other again. I wonder. Most memerable scenes: - Close-up of Paul's dad when he was singing to the mackerel. - The class photo when Paul puts her head down (a picture's worth 1000) But the best by far was.. - The ultra closeup of the doctor's mouth as he studdered out the word "homosexuality"