Lilies Not for Me

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Jens B @Jens97 1d The contrast between the idyllic imagery—with its dreamy, atmospheric lighting—and the horror befalling the characters is brutal. This intimate drama, featuring only a handful of characters, is acted with such sensitivity and employs such a compelling, intricate narrative structure that one readily forgives Will Seefried’s feature debut for its occasionally meandering pace and its sometimes unfocused storytelling. See more Lulu J @CallMeLulu 5d This film is sheer flight of fancy by the writer/director. That's ok--but it's fantasy, not historically-based fiction. The first 1/3 is compelling and worthwhile. Then a radical plot twist kicks in throwing away everything built to that point, making the characters unrecognizable. Abruptly the film veers onto a dehumanizing, grotesque trajectory lasting the remainder of the film. Ostensibly this plot pivot is to "prove" to modern audiences how primitive and barbaric not that the medical field was in 1920, generally, but homophobia was so virulent that doctors regularly practiced physical mutilations on gay men. In fact--not to reveal a spoiler--what happens in this film never did occur in England. It was theory of an Austrian scientist. That's bad enough but instead of a film exploration into what *could have* theoretically happened if a physician ran amok--the movie implies this was commonly happening to gay men. Hyperbole masquerading as proof of historical systemic oppression. See more Gerard M. @gmcc1 Mar 11 So great to see a movie like this with depth and substance. See more Garry A @heavyg Feb 13 This movie grew on me. The love story is complicated and sad. It's also a reflection on how important it was for men to be "normal". See more Donni M. @donnimartini Nov 26 Dark yet so beautiful and sexy See more Mike A @Ara1965 Oct 24 Does not disappoint and hits the story very well. See more Read all reviews

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