Go Fish ( 1994 ) ( Ely & Max )

Go Fish ( 1994 ) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Ely & Max
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
83 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1994 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Rose Troche

Written By:
Rose Troche
Guinevere Turner

Actors:
V.S. Brodie ..... Ely
Guinevere Turner ..... Camille 'Max' West
T. Wendy McMillan ..... Kia
Migdalia Melendez ..... Evy
Anastasia Sharp ..... Daria
Mary Garvey ..... Student #1 (jury member)
Jennifer Allen ..... Student #2
Walter Youngblood ..... Student #3
Danielia Falcon ..... Student #4 (jury member)
Arthur C. Stone ..... Student #5
Elspeth Kydd ..... Angry Student
Tracy Kimme ..... Student #6 (jury member)
Brooke Webster ..... Mel
Mimi Weddell ..... Mimi
Scout ..... Haircutter

Synopsis:

This hit arthouse ensemble piece traces the romantic and political ups and downs of a group of multicultural Chicago lesbians. The central story involves an unlikely romance between Max (Guinevere Turner), a hip young babe, and Ely (V.S. Brodie), a slightly older woman involved in a long-term, long-distance relationship that's basically a smokescreen for her fear of romantic risk. When the pair are introduced by Max's roommate, teacher/activist Kia (T. Wendy McMillan), Max isn't interested in Ely, whose long hair, hippie accoutrements, and fondness for decaffeinated herbal tea don't impress the younger, more fashion-conscious woman. Soon, though, fate, friends, and Ely's butch new hairstyle conspire to push the women closer together. As this new romance inches along, the pair's friends have problems of their own: Kia must help her closeted girlfriend, Evy (Migdalia Melendez), come to grips with the disapproval of her conservative Latina mother, while their pal Daria (Anastasia Sharp) incurs the disapproval of the lesbian community for her decision to sleep with a man. Filmed in black and white on-location in Chicago, Go Fish features a number of non-standard narrative devices, most notably the Greek chorus, or "jury," of lesbians who comment on not only the plot, but also the political and social ramifications thereof. Shown in competition at Sundance in 1994, Go Fish went on to earn critical and commercial success and establish the careers of director Rose Troche and actress Turner, who together co-wrote and co-produced the picture. Turner would appear in several additional indies and co-write the script for American Psycho, while Troche would go on to helm 1998's Bedrooms & Hallways.

Rose Troche's comedy reaches for Noel Coward, but without the sharp class distinctions and with a lot more sex. A love-starved gay artisan named Leo (Kevin McKidd) has an affair with Brendan (James Purefoy). But then there is Sally (Jennifer Ehle), Leo's high school sweetheart, who is breaking up with Brendan. Does Leo tell her he's sleeping with her former boyfriend? Having begun to explore the ins and outs of bisexuality, the film then loses its nerve and turns into a shallow sitcom in which everyone is abruptly and mechanically paired off.

A comedy of manners involving a group of young lesbians living in Chicago.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 28 June, 2018.