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- 2014
- Unrated
- Variance Films
- 1 h 22 m
- 2014
- Unrated
- Variance Films
- 1 h 22 m
Summary On the outskirts of Brooklyn, a fourteen-year-old's sexual quest takes a dangerous turn when she pursues an older guy and tests the boundaries between obsession and love. [Variance Films]
Directed By: Eliza Hittman
Written By: Eliza Hittman
- 2014
- Unrated
- Variance Films
- 1 h 22 m
- 2014
- Unrated
- Variance Films
- 1 h 22 m
It Felt Like Love
76
5.2
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Summary On the outskirts of Brooklyn, a fourteen-year-old's sexual quest takes a dangerous turn when she pursues an older guy and tests the boundaries between obsession and love. [Variance Films]
Directed By: Eliza Hittman
Written By: Eliza Hittman
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
76
85% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
15% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
76
85% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
15% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Hittman's debut isn't just a brilliantly tactile study of the mounting sexual curiosity and frustration of 14-year-old Lila (Gina Piersanti); it's also an important landmark in the oft-ignored subgenre of realistic movies about female adolescence.
It Felt Like Love, marks the arrival of a new crop of talent to watch, behind the camera and in front.
Eliza Hittman's film captures the exclusive properties of sex with a degree of intimacy and empathy that, at times, feels authentically revelatory.
What's exciting about the film is the confidence Hittman brings to it, particularly with her visual choices. The dancing in particular is striking, with surprising cuts and edits. It Felt Like Love isn't a great movie, but it is a promising one, for everyone involved.
The writer-director’s stress on the small, degrading details that attend yearning as well as her protagonist’s desperation and self-deception make it more mood piece than straightforward narrative, but the ultra-confident production proves that Hittman’s a talent to watch.
However heartfelt and keenly observed this pessimism is, it becomes monotonous.
Hittman demonstrates enough talent in It Felt Like Love to suggest that she could make a terrific film. All she needs is an original idea.
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Based on 19 User Ratings
5.2
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User Score
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Based on 19 User Ratings
5.2
42% Positive
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32% Mixed
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26% Negative
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Production Company
Bay Bridge Productions Inc.,
Infinitum Productions,
The Group Entertainment,
Verisimilitude
Release Date Mar 21, 2014
Duration 1 h 22 m
Rating Unrated
Genres
Awards
Sarasota Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 2 Nominations
Gotham Awards
• 2 Nominations
