LILIES
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Director: John Greyson Time: 99 min Country: USA Date: 1997 |
Lilies is a brilliant and visually stunning film! It is the story of a Priest held captive in a prison while the prisoners re-enact scenes from his youth. As a tale of two boys in love unfolds, one of the boys, now an elderly convict narrates and makes the Priest own up to his past and admit to the things he did. The way the film jumps between the flashbacks and reality on the prison stage is fabulous. Because the action really takes place inside the prison, even the flashbacks, all the actors are men, and in the flashbacks they are in drag to portray the women. All the actors give very believable, tasteful, and convincing portrayals. It is a heart-warming and very endearing film, classy yet entertaining, reminiscent of a Merchant-Ivory masterpiece. It will leave your heart aching, your mind racing, and you thoroughly entertained.