All Over Me (1996)

85% of critics liked it
(27 reviews)
67% of users liked it
(4,320 ratings)

A teenage lesbian comes-of-age in this drama. Claude (Alison Folland) is a raw-boned girl graduating from high school. She spends all the time she can with her beautiful friend Ellen (Tara Subkoff). Ellen has lately gotten a new boyfriend, and has less time for their previous intimacy. Claude has a… More A teenage lesbian comes-of-age in this drama. Claude (Alison Folland) is a raw-boned girl graduating from high school. She spends all the time she can with her beautiful friend Ellen (Tara Subkoff). Ellen has lately gotten a new boyfriend, and has less time for their previous intimacy. Claude has a part-time job at a pizza joint in her multiracial neighborhood in New York City, and makes friends there, and in her neighborhood. Gay newcomer Luke, with whom she shares her dream of becoming a rock musician, is among her most recent acquaintances. Realizing finally that Ellen will not return her affections and that her own affections are lesbian in nature, she slowly develops the courage to act on her feelings, and she hesitantly goes to a lesbian bar, where she meets Lucy (Leisha Hailey), an older woman who can simultaneously offer her sexual guidance and help Claude with her musical aspirations. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By: Alex Sichel
Written By: Sylvia Sichel
Genres: Drama, Romance, Gay & Lesbian

In Theaters: Apr 25, 1997 Wide
On DVD: Jun 14, 2005
Studio: New Line Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

Emanuel Levy, Variety
Though the main charcater is lesbian, Sichel's gritty youth melodrama is so rich in ideas amd so roght in its texture that it goes beyond a coming-out ot even a lesbian-themed story.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Sichel is just great with her cast.
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
Sichel strips her story to the essential, offering a film that's tough, compassionate and true.
Nell Bernstein, Salon.com
It succeeds beautifully at capturing the inner life of girls.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
A confident first feature.
John Hartl, Film.com
Less successful at portraying indecision than it is at inducing boredom.
Don Willmott, Filmcritic.com
transcends its occasional operatic moments by providing plenty of soft-spoken reality
Ron Wells, Film Threat
This picture should be required viewing for all teens.
Manohla Dargis, L.A. Weekly
Given great lyrical force by Folland, it comes closer to unlocking the secret lives of girls than any other recent American movie.
Stephen Farber, Movieline
Foland ... gives a marvelously expressive, poignant performance as Claude.
Lea Russo, Boxoffice Magazine
Reveals the adolescence most everyone went through (or witnessed) but no one talks about.
, E! Online
A walk on the mild side.
Liz Braun, Jam! Movies
This is not new territory, but it is a completely new exploration of it.