HTF REVIEW: "Lost and Delirious" - Remarkable! (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

Lost and Delirious

Three girls share a secret cult of love and sexuality
I am going to step out of my professional mode
and tell you the real reason I bought
Lost and Delirious...
Ever since I saw Piper Perabo in The Adventures
of Bullwinkle, I had a crush on this New Jersey
actress. She is extraordinarily cute. So, when I
heard that she was starring in a film playing a
lesbian, and doing nude scenes, there was nothing
more than I wanted than to own this DVD.
I suppose other guys like myself had the same
idea, because it took a long time for me to be able
to get this disc. Most places were out of stock.
Finally, 5 weeks after its release, the disc showed
up at my doorstep.
After watching this film last evening, I was totally
amazed at what an incredible movie this is and how
much it differed from my expectations.
The story concerns a young girl named Mouse (Mischa
Barton) who arrives at Perkins Girls College, leaving
behind her father. She's a young, inexperienced girl
who immediately gets befriended by her two senior
roommates, Tori (Jessica Pare) and Paulie (Piper Perabo).
One evening, Mouse awakens to find Tori and Paulie
passionately kissing each other. Through time,
Mouse learns that these two friends share a passionate
sexual bond. When this bond is discovered by other
classmates, Tori and Paulie are forced to drift apart
as Mouse becomes intertwined in the struggle of the
breakup.
The first misconception I had about this film was
that it was about two lesbians. In actuality, the
film is about the love that bonds two souls. The
film is essentially poetic, tastefully done, and
beautifully filmed with the proper lighting and shadows.
How does the transfer look?
This is actually the first Lions Gate DVD that
I have had the chance to watch and I did not know
what to expect from this small company.
The transfer is exceptional. Picture is very
clean, colors are warm and precise.
The DVD has a nice active Dolby Digital 5.1 mix
with most of the music enveloping the rears. During
outdoor scenes, you can clearly hear other students
passing from the front to rear soundstage. It's a
far better mix than I expected from a film like this.
The DVD has no extras other than subtitles and
original trailer.
Final Thoughts
Yeah, yeah, it was great to watch these beautiful
young women. Each of them have beautiful bodies
that the film doesn't hesitate to show off in its
few nude sequences.
However, once you get past that initial draw, you
realize what a beautifully deep film this is. For
anyone that had second thoughts about the acting
ability of Piper Perabo, watch her performance
in this film. It's worthy of an Oscar nomination.
The film is just absolutely remarkable!
Lost and Delirious is certainly one of
those films that never went mainstream, but is better
than most of the mainstream movies out there in the
past year. It's one of those little gems that is
a must rent -- but for under $19, is worthy of owning.

 

[PeteD]

Waaahhhhhhh... Mine is DPL :frowning:
But on the plus side, the Canadian cover art is the same as the original theatrical poster:
http://www.filmzone.com/movietitles/...irious_0b_hj85
I saw this at a sneak preview with the film makers.. Neat treat.

 

[PeteD]

Oh yeah Ron, I'm a Jessica Pare man myself

 

[Jason Whyte]

Pete, are you talking about the Seville version? It does have a Dolby 5.1 track (but also has a 2.0 soundtrack) but you have to select it through the audio menu.
The only addition the Seville disc has is a 10 minute production featurette which is so-so (and I think can be downloaded somewhere anyway). Either version is strongly recommended.
Jason

 

[JohnS]

I had the same problem like Ron did. I ordered my Canadian version at X-mas, and I finally got mine last week, from it being on backorder for 5 weeks.
I too, got the movie for one sole purpose. Piper!
Well, and the girls in the school outfits.
Another strong for this DVD! I might actually rate it higher with a second viewing this week.

 

[Mark McLeod]

I think both retailers and etailers everywhere under estimated sales on this puppy. Both the US and Canadian versions were put out by small companies and I think demand exceed supply in both cases. My positive review of Seville's Canadian edition and the confusion regarding the US release (widescreen?? sound format?? ) at the time also probably drove sales of the Canadian one up.

Anyways, In the end I'm glad that you both received your copies of this terrific movie (in my top 3 of the past year). As soon as the DVD was announced in Canada, I hunted down Seville's contact information and was lucky enough to have a copy to review in advance of the street date.

And heck.. It's lead to a great relationship between Seville Pictures and myself.

 

[Patrick G]

I liked this one too! But, Ron, if you fell in love with Piper Perabo in Rocky & Bullwinkle, you definitely need to see Coyote Ugly.

 

[Jason Whyte]

"you definitely need to see Coyote Ugly."
No you don't!

 

[MatthiasK]

Loved this movie also, I hope they release a soundtrack cd. I thought the music great!

I did some searching and found the names of some of the songs :

Meshell Ndegeocello - Beautiful

Cowboy Junkies - River Waltz

Ani DiFranco - You Had Time

 

[Cynthia]

So... what, exactly, are all the differences between the US and Canadian versions?

 

[Matthew Chmiel]

So... what, exactly, are all the differences between the US and Canadian versions?

The Canadian version has a photo gallery and a 10 minute production featurette while the US version doesn't.

 

[Mark McLeod]

The Canadian version's cover art is also the theatrical onesheet for people who care about those things.

I have a review of the Canadian edition on my website (address in signature below)

 

[PeteD]

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The Canadian version's cover art is also the theatrical onesheet for people who care about those things.
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I pointed it out before because I feel the Canadian cover captures the feeling of this film a little better than the US one.
I think it's hotter too
P

 

[Mark Pfeiffer]

Very good film. I bought the Canadian DVD because I saw very little release information about it on US e-tailers sites and didn't expect stores to stock it. For those who care, I too have reviewed it. A link should be in my signature.

 

[Michael Dueppen]

Just watched this yesterday.

Great film. Great acting.

Thanks for the recommendation. Another great less well known movie I would never have seen if it were not for the HTF.

 

[Jacob_St]

This film was too heavy handed and corny for me. It did have some really good acting but that's the only thing I liked about it.

 

[JamesHB]

To those who have this DVD, does yours have an insert card? Mine doesn't, and I thought maybe it didn't have an insert card since the chapter listing is on the back cover anyway.