Lost and Delirious (2001)
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50% of critics liked it
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Three schoolgirls learn about the joys, sorrows, and varieties of love in this drama based on the novel The Wives of Bath by Susan Swan. Mary (Mischa Barton) is a quiet girl who is still recovering from the death of her mother. Mary's father and new stepmother, who are blind to her emotional… More Three schoolgirls learn about the joys, sorrows, and varieties of love in this drama based on the novel The Wives of Bath by Susan Swan. Mary (Mischa Barton) is a quiet girl who is still recovering from the death of her mother. Mary's father and new stepmother, who are blind to her emotional needs, send her away to an all-girls college, where Mary becomes fast friends with her new roommates, sophisticated Paulie (Piper Perabo) and worldly Tory (Jessica Pare). But Mary soon discovers that Paulie and Tory are more than just friends, and have begun to pursue a passionate physical relationship. While initially puzzled by their lesbian leanings, Mary remains close friends with both of them; Tory's sister is not so open minded, however, and threatens to tell their parents about Tory's affair. Afraid and confused, Tory quickly breaks off her romance with Paulie and takes up with Jake (Luke Kirby), a student at a nearby boys' school. Paulie is heartbroken, and desperately struggles to win Tory back by writing her epic-length poems on the subject of love and loss. Paulie also finds a metaphor for her wounded heart as she finds an injured bird in the woods and struggles to restore it to health; in addition, she discovers an understanding soul in the person of Fay Vaughn (Jackie Burroughs), one of her teachers. Lost and Delirious was the first English-language feature for Québecois filmmaker Lea Pool; the film received its world premiere at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Léa Pool
- Written By
- Judith Thompson
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- In Theaters
- Jul 20, 2001 Wide
- Studio
- Lions Gate Releasing
Critic Reviews
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Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
Their characters may feel lost, but Ms. Perabo and Ms. Paré rank among the finds of the year.
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Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
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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Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Barely skirting the lip of the ridiculous.
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Kevin Courrier, Globe and Mail
Pool and Thompson have turned a tough-minded, solid narrative into a campy piece of kitsch that panders to teenage angst.
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Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Evokes the intimacies of teenage girls with unusual delicacy, and Perabo's performance is a geyser of emotion.
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Cast
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Piper Perabo
as Pauline Oster
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Jessica Paré
as Victoria Moller
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Mischa Barton
as Mary Bradford
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Jackie Burroughs
as Fay Vaughn
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Graham Greene (II)
as Joe Menzies
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Mimi Kuzyk
as Eleanor Bannet


