Lianna

1983
R
1h 50min

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Une femme mariée et heureuse se rend compte qu'elle est une lesbienne réprimée après avoir eu une liaison avec une professeure d'université, puis essaie de se réconcilier avec son nouveau st... Tout lireUne femme mariée et heureuse se rend compte qu'elle est une lesbienne réprimée après avoir eu une liaison avec une professeure d'université, puis essaie de se réconcilier avec son nouveau style de vie.Une femme mariée et heureuse se rend compte qu'elle est une lesbienne réprimée après avoir eu une liaison avec une professeure d'université, puis essaie de se réconcilier avec son nouveau style de vie.

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Anecdotes
John Sayles had written the screenplay for this film before writing the screenplay for his debut film, Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980). Sayles failed to get funding for a film about a lesbian love affair in the 1970s, and those who felt comfortable with the material were not comfortable with the film being directed by a man. So, Sayles put the Lianna (1983) screenplay on hold until gaining success with his two first films, Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980) and Hello baby (1983).

Citations
[Upon finding her thirteen-year-old son's porno stash, right after finding that he was awake all night]
Lianna: My God, he's had an orgy.

Crédits fous
The opening credits credit only the production company and the crew members. The cast is not credited until the end credits. The title of the film, LIANNA, appears as the last title card after John Sayles is credited as writer, producer, director and editor.

Connexions
Featured in Celluloid Closet (1995)

Bandes originales
Nevertheless I'm in Love With You
Written by Harry Ruby and Bert Kalmar
Performed by Jeanie Stahl

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8/10

Ahead of its time

Lianna (Rachel Griffiths) is unhappily married to a cheating husband (John De Vries) and has two children. She falls for a female teacher (Jane Hallaren) and realizes she's a lesbian. She starts an affair with her and realizes she can't stay with her husband...she must find her own identity as a lesbian.

It's hard to believe this was made in 1983. Definitely a ground breaker. I remember it played forever in a small art house cinema in Cambridge MA. I didn't see it back then but I'm glad I got the chance. BTW, it was beautifully restored in 2003 and that's the print I saw. John Sayles wrote and directed the film and, like all his films, it has incredible dialogue and a believable script. This is probably the first realistic film to show a woman coming to grips with her sexual orientation--and embracing it completely. It does show the hardships she goes through adjusting to a life on her own and the relationship problems--but that's very true to life. The trip to a lesbian bar was surprising in a film this old. The acting by the leads is superb--Griffiths is perfect and Hallaren matches her. De Vries is good also but he's stuck with a 1 dimensional villain role. The supporting roles are somewhat amateurish--but they don't lessen the film. In fact it makes it seem even more realistic! The sex scenes are explicit but tasteful.

It's hard to believe a man wrote and directed such a sensitive portrayal of a woman. My only complaint is that it's a bit overlong--but this still should be seen. A groundbreaking and very honest film. An 8 all the way.