Lilies Movie Review 1996

Strange revenge fantasy set in a northern Quebec men's prison in 1952. A bishop (Sabourin) goes to the prison to hear the confession of a dying convict and is taken hostage in the chapel by the prison's homosexual population. There, he's forced to watch a play that recreates a 40-year-old incident in his own life. As the prison walls fade away, the actor/prisoners turn into students Simon (Cadieux) and Vallier (Gilmore), who take the lovers' roles in a pageant about the martyrdom of St. Sebastien too seriously for comfort. The female roles in the flashbacks (which include Vallier's crazy mother and Simon's would-be fiance) are played by men. Adapted from Bouchard's play "Les Feluettes out La Repetition d'un Drame Romantique."

Distribution

Wolfe Video, PO Box 64, New Almaden, CA 95042, Phone: (408)268-6782, Toll-free: 800-438-9653, Fax: (408)268-9449, Email: maria@wolfevideo.com, URL: http://www.wolfevideo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 95 minutes.
Originally from Canadian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Gays, Gender Bending, Men in Prison, Religion, Adapted from a Play

Screenplay

Michel Marc Bouchard

Cast

Marcel Sabourin, Jason Cadieux, Danny Gilmore, Brent Carver, Matthew Ferguson, Alexander Chapman, Aubert Pallascio

Cinematography

Daniel Jobin

Director

John Greyson

Music

Mychael Danna

Producer

Anna Stratton, Robin Cass, Arnie Gelbart

Awards

Genie 1996: Art Dir./Set Dec., Costume Des., Film, Sound.