Shot in sunny Toronto and set to a dreamy score, Lie With Me looks and sounds like an art film, but the end result isn't quite so lofty. The plot is thin and the dialogue superfluous, but no matter--Canada's Clément Virgo (Love Come Down) just wants to turn you on and he has enlisted two attractive, uninhibited young performers to assist in his aims. Leila (Lauren Lee Smith, The L Word) and David (Eric Balfour, Six Feet Under) meet at a party. He's with his girlfriend, but finds himself drawn to her. The feeling is mutual. She's alone, but quickly finds an unattached hipster with whom to have a tryst. David catches her in the act. Instead of turning away, he watches. They start seeing each other immediately afterwards. "I'm not hooked on danger, [I'm] hooked on sex," Leila claims, but she isn't exactly the most trustworthy narrator. She wants a purely physical relationship, while David wants something more. They return to their old lives, but the obsession refuses to die. Based on the novella by Virgo's partner, Tamara Berger, Lie With Me plays like a low-budget cross between Adrian Lyne's overrated 9 1/2 Weeks and Wayne Wang's underrated The Center of the World. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Lauren Lee Smith | Leila |
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Eric Balfour | David |
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Polly Shannon | Victoria |
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Mayko Nguyen | Victoria's Friend |
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Michael Facciolo | Shy Guy |
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Kate Lynch | Marla |
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Ron White | Ben |
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Kristin Lehman | Rachel |
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Don Francks | Joshua |
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Richard Chevolleau | Vigorous |
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Frank Chiesurin | Joel - Groom |
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Nicola Lipman | Rabbi |
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Theresa Tova | Wedding Singer |
| Director | Clement Virgo |
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| Writer | Tamara Berger, Clement Virgo, Carrie Paupst Shaughnessy | |
| Producer | Damon D'Oliveira, Hartley Gorenstein, Paul Moyer, Julia Rosenberg, Clement Virgo | |
| Musician | Byron Wong | |
| Photography | Barry Stone | |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo |
| Distributor | Velocity / Thinkfilm |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Feb 14, 2006 |
| Regions | Region 1 |
| Purchased | For $ 14.99 |
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| Watched | Dec 02, 2006 (at Barn-Darren Justin) |
| Index | 991 |
| Added Date | Dec 12, 2012 01:15:26 |
| Modified Date | Mar 26, 2019 21:52:20 |