Lilies

1996

Crime / Drama / Fantasy / Mystery / Romance

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 89% · 9 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 89% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.4/10 10 2977 3K

lovesickness love triangle bishop based on play or musical tragedy unrequited love

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Plot summary

1952: Bishop Bilodeau visits a prison to hear the confession of Simon, a boyhood friend jailed for murder 40 years ago. However, once there, Bilodeau finds himself forced to watch a play put on by Simon and the other inmates depicting the two men's youths. As the play progresses, the tragic truth of Simon's crime comes to light.

Director

John Greyson Photo
John Greyson

Top cast

Gary Farmer Photo
Gary Farmer as Timothée
John Dunn-Hill Photo
John Dunn-Hill as Warden
Paul-Patrice Charbonneau Photo
Paul-Patrice Charbonneau as Chauffeur
Alexander Chapman Photo
Alexander Chapman as Lydie-Anne
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887.23 MB
1280*690
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
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1.61 GB
1920*1036
English 2.0
NR
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Hunky Stud 7 / 10

Confused.

This movie has to be seen twice in order to understand it. Then the story line is not worth to be seen twice.it was based on a play. The movie itself feels like another updated play. Viewers will get confused without all the explanations.It is a confusing movie because the viewer was not advised about why there were males who act as females. for example, it is definitely not clear for why a male who dressed in woman's clothes was called "mother." And why there were sudden changes of the surroundings. A play is mere a play, but for a movie, it should not be a mere play.The story is sentimental, but the movie failed to portrait in a deep level.
Reviewed by gradyharp 8 / 10

From the Confessional

LILIES, based on a Canadian play 'Les feluettes' by Michel Marc Bouchard, has been adapted to the screen by Bouchard and placed in the sensitive hands of director John Greyson, an artist who is able to indulge in surrealism with reality and make it work well. This very beautiful film is cast entirely with men despite the fact that there are women roles in the story. How does he make that work successfully without pandering to artiness? View this little film and make the discovery for your self.Set in Quebec in a prison, Bishop Bilodeau (Marcel Sabourin) has been summoned form the outside to hear the confession of 'a very sick man' who has been imprisoned for 40 years for a murder. Upon the Bishop's arrival the audience knows something is amiss: despite the atmosphere of the prison as a stage accompanied by choral singing of plainsong (The Hilliard Ensemble) there are props and images that seem out of place in a grim prison. The Bishop is ushered into the confessional booth and when he opens the window to hear confession, the person in the seat is Simon (Aubert Pallascio) the 'very sick' man who has planned for the bishop to watch a play depicting the 40 year old crime - a reverse on the confessional stance.Through a small aperture in the bishop's now locked confessional, the Bishop is forced to watch a reenactment of the incident 40 years ago when two young boys, Simon (Jason Cadieux) and Vallier (Danny Gilmore) were in love and the young future Bishop (Matthew Ferguson) was jealous of Vallier's attention from Simon and played a key role in 'murder' of Vallier that resulted in Simon's being accused and imprisoned. The atmosphere leading up to this act includes the reaction from the small town's homophobia and to Simon's sexual ambiguity that involves a strange lady Lydie-Anne (Alexander Chapman) who arrives form Paris via an air balloon. It is the interaction of the boys with the townsfolk, the new lady arrival who desires Simon's affections, and Vallier's understanding and self-sacrificing mother Countess De Tilly (Brent Carver) that leads to the fateful death of Simon. How the story ends in the confessional booth reversal is the beauty of the film that must be left unsaid for the drama to affect potential audiences of this movie.The cast is all male because the whole story is a mise-en-scene, a play within a play, where all parts are acted by the prisoners for the sake of displaying truth to the Bishop. There is no pretense at making the men look like women except for the costumes and this enhances the message of the story. The actors are excellent and the impact of the story is powerful. Yes, this is a highly honored gay-themed film, but it is really more about the power of love both in youths and in thwarted adults that makes it a film for all audiences. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp
Reviewed by jaowood33 8 / 10

Really Enjoyed

Totally entranced by the story. Was beautifully and gently told, insightful about loves - all the different loves we have - parental love, child's love, romantic love, unrequited love, obsessive love, unselfish love. Visually well done on the story-within-the-story and kept my attention on the screen. All the performers were excellent.
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