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It Felt Like Love

  • 2013
  • Unrated
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
3K
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Gina Piersanti in It Felt Like Love (2013)
Awkward, lonely, and often playing the third wheel, Lila is determined to emulate the sexual exploits of her more experienced best friend.  She fixates on Sammy, a tough older guy, when she hears that “he’ll sleep with anyone.”  Deluded in her romantic pursuit, Lila tries desperately to insert herself into Sammy’s gritty world, but in doing so she puts herself into a dangerously vulnerable situation.
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Lila wants to emulate the sexual exploits of her more experienced best friend. She fixates on a tough older guy who will "sleep with anyone" and tries to insert herself into his world, putti... Read allLila wants to emulate the sexual exploits of her more experienced best friend. She fixates on a tough older guy who will "sleep with anyone" and tries to insert herself into his world, putting herself in a dangerously vulnerable situation.Lila wants to emulate the sexual exploits of her more experienced best friend. She fixates on a tough older guy who will "sleep with anyone" and tries to insert herself into his world, putting herself in a dangerously vulnerable situation.

  • Director
    • Eliza Hittman
  • Writer
    • Eliza Hittman
  • Stars
    • Gina Piersanti
    • Nyck Caution
    • Giovanna Salimeni
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Eliza Hittman
    • Writer
      • Eliza Hittman
    • Stars
      • Gina Piersanti
      • Nyck Caution
      • Giovanna Salimeni
    • 17User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Gina Piersanti
    Gina Piersanti
    • Lila
    Nyck Caution
    • Patrick…
    Giovanna Salimeni
    • Chiara…
    Nugget
    • Coffee
    Kevin Anthony Ryan
    Kevin Anthony Ryan
    • Lila's Father
    Case Prime
    • Nate
    Ronen Rubinstein
    Ronen Rubinstein
    • Sammy
    Sophia Jurewicz
    • Nate's Girl
    Nick Rosen
    • Devon
    • (as Nicolas Rosen)
    Anna David
    Anna David
    • Dance School Attendant
    Olivia David-Thomas
    • Dancer
    • (as Olivia David)
    Ashley Huertas
    • Dancer
    Richie Folio
    • Justin
    Andrew McCord
    • Zach
    Anthony J. Salimeni
    • Chiara's Dad
    Maria Salimeni
    • Chiara's Mom…
    Lindajean Milioto
    • Woman in Ladies Room
    • (as Lynda Milito)
    Viktoria Vinyarska
    Viktoria Vinyarska
    • Girl at Sammy's Party
    • Director
      • Eliza Hittman
    • Writer
      • Eliza Hittman
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    3mcjensen-05924

    Started With Promise

    This film started with a good plot premise and some decent atmosphere but soon deteriorated into a meandering mess of a film . Gina P. shows promise here but her skills in this movie aren't developed. While pretty and rather pathetic in her thoughts and actions, her flatline performance eventually wears thin. A lousy rap soundtrack and some very sloppy camera work drag this down to almost unwatchable status. At first it seemed like the entire movie was going to be about watching her best friend make out with a revolving door of boyfriends. Way too much of that and completely unnecessary to further the plot. She's a tramp-we get it! Continually swapping spit is kind of an overkill the average viewer could do without. There's scenes in here that just begin to develop but then just fizzle out and go nowhere and then we are at the next scene. Jumps around with very little coherence. The ending is absolutely dumb and pointless and resolves nothing at all. A big swing and a miss, but I will look for Gina P. in more roles. The rest of the cast in all frankness stunk up the screen. Not sure if the director has any future in this business but if pressed to hazard a guess she should brush up on her waitressing skills. Nothing of merit offered in this movie.
    58bithummingbird

    Struggles of coming of age

    A heart-breaking coming of age story of a teenage girl. You see around through her lenses and can't help but remember what a daily struggle to become an individual in a wide world full of coyotes and predators.

    The director wants us to see Laia's yearning; yearning to be seen, to be heard and to be felt and mostly yearning to feel things she never felt before. A sense of lingering is all around.

    Like the Sting says "I just wanna feel real love, feel the home that I live in, 'cause I got too much love running through my veins, going to waste." Laia just wanna feel too in a not-so-suitable environment.

    If you wanna walk into some teenagers' world today, here's your pick!
    6Johannesn

    Good indie

    It's funny, I only rate the movie 6/10, but it's still these kind of small indie movies that I absolutely adore.

    It was a really strong performance by Gina Piersanti as Lila. Her fatalistic sadness just really resonated with me, how it is to grow up with one parent, and trying to be accepted by your peers.

    There were some cringe moments for me, but that's part of the beauty of filmmaking. I still wouldn't change anything, this movie is hella art.
    6JustinBell4

    A weird dive into the emotions and thought patterns of a 14 year old girl.

    A movie about a 14 year old girl who decides she wants a boyfriend, because her best friend always seems happy with hers, and pursues an older guy. We follow her throughout the film, and watch her thought pattern, decision making, and emotions.

    I...am not sure on this one. I watched it about a week ago at Sundance 13 and every time I think about it, I can't decide if I liked it. The production of the movie felt fine. It didn't feel poorly made, and the actors all played their characters pretty well, however, the main character didn't seem to ever show emotions. The movie definitely stirred up some weird feelings inside of me, and wasn't all that comfortable to sit through at parts.

    All in all, I'd probably not suggest it.
    5ahmedyo

    Depicting adolescence as if it were a soul without a body

    Perhaps what you see, Gina Piersanti's performance was good and deserves praise, but there is something lacking in perfection and being within the category of good movies. Going through it during her life.

    The scenario depicted this age stage as a passion that is always accompanied by lethargy and laziness. There was no passion, there was no life indicating joy, even if Gina's character in the movie was based on introversion and shyness, but she lacked the vitality that any human being has in this age group. .

    The director portrayed the youthful stage as a period of old age and boredom with this new age stage. The film depicted the teenage stage as if it were a soul without a body always, and this needs you to say that it is wrong.

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    • Trivia
      Director Eliza Hittman was Gina Piersanti's body double for the sexually explicit scenes.
    • Soundtracks
      Medicine
      Written and Performed by Mic Galper

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    • Release date
      • July 17, 2013 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Aşk Gibiydi
    • Filming locations
      • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bay Bridge Productions Inc.
      • Infinitum Productions
      • The Group Entertainment
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $33,817
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,211
      • Mar 23, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $33,817
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 22m(82 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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