Films Directed by Lea Pool (Study Guide) - Lost and Delirious, Emporte-Moi, Maman Est Chez Le Coiffeur, a Corps Perdu, the Blue Butterfly (Paperback)

This is nonfiction commentary. Chapters: Lost and Delirious, Emporte-Moi, Maman Est Chez le Coiffeur, a Corps Perdu, the Blue Butterfly. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Lost and Delirious is a 2001 Canadian drama film directed by Lea Pool and loosely based on the novel The Wives of Bath by Susan Swan. Lost and Delirious is filmed from the perspective of Mary (Mischa Barton), who observes the changing love between her two teenage friends, Pauline (Piper Perabo) and Victoria (Jessica Pare). The film premiered at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. Mary is a new student at an all-girls boarding school and dorms with Paulie and Victoria (nicknamed Tori). In an effort to get the shy Mary to break out of her shell, Paulie and Tori involve her in their activities, such as running in the morning. When they hear that Mary's mother has died, Paulie nicknames her "Mary Brave." Mary observes the intimacy between her two roommates. Peering out a window at night, she sees them kissing on a roof. Paulie and Tori's relationship is close and Paulie is full of life. At one point she turns a quiet afternoon on the campus into a music-blasting dance party and spikes the punch. In another moment, she defends Victoria from a frustrated math teacher who humiliates her when she does not understand basic math. Over time, Paulie and Tori become more comfortable showing affection in front of Mary. It progresses from a quick kiss on the lips in front of her to the two sharing a bed while Mary is sleeping. When the three are running one day, Paulie comes across a hurt falcon, which she befriends. After reading up on falcons, she trains the animal. While she is tending to the falcon, Mary and Tori meet some boys from the nearby boys school. One, Jake, flirts with Tori, asking if sh...http: //booksllc.net/?id=2520368