Sunday, October 16, 2011

Mary Lou

Directed by Eytan Fox (director of past ImageOut favorites The Bubble and Yossi & Jagger) and originally aired on Israeli television as a four-part mini-series, Mary Lou is highly entertaining, with glamorous drag queens, fabulous musical numbers, and plenty of drama. Ultimately, though, the message of Mary Lou may be that in order to be true to yourself, you first must find yourself.

Mary Lou is part of our Youth Project Film Series and begins at 3:30pn today at the Little Theater 1.
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22 comments:

  1. Erik and JasonOctober 17, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    I have three words to say: DEE, LITE, FULL!!

    Yes, this program was a little long (it was four TV episodes shown back to back)....but it was very, very fun and very, very sweet...and filled with endearing characters and many wonderful "Glee-esque" moments. I'm glad we made it to this film and made it the last thing we saw this year (and am sorry that more people didn't take the chance to see it----the theater was half empty....those who skipped this screening really missed out in my opinion!)

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  2. StefanOctober 17, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    Na nana nana na na na na Mary Lou

    ARGH I CAN'T THIS SONG OUT OF MY HEAD!

    Probably because it's so good, lol...

    I loved this film. Yeah, it's long, but the musical numbers are so fun to watch. I love how it was so "Abba-esque".

    People who missed this really missed out!
    This was the last film I saw at this year's ImageOut. I'm glad I went out on a high note :)

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  3. Chris Mc.October 18, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    This was a very good film, and a nice story line, but way way way too long! I like musicals but in this case the songs were done to excess. In this kind of format you don't have to sing every single verse of every song to get your point across. Less is more. They could have cut an hour off this movie and created something much more concise and to the point. Still I am glad I saw this one. I can't get the main song out of my head either.

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  4. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    From the ballots:
    My vote for Best Of Show!

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  5. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    From the ballots:
    Oh my God! I love it. Awesome. I wish it could go on and on just so that I could stay wrapped up in the whole experience.

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  6. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    From the ballots:
    It's the Hebrew "Mamma Mia" -- a great show!

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  7. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    From the ballots:
    Fantastic! I cry too much!

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  8. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    From the ballots:
    So poetic. So spiritual. So sensual! Best of Show!

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  9. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 6:54 PM

    From the ballots:
    Very different; but affecting.

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  10. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 6:54 PM

    From the ballots:
    Cute but not my fave.

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  11. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 6:54 PM

    From the ballots:
    Hebrew MAMMA MIA! Very entertaining film. Love Eytan Fox!

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  12. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    From the ballots:
    GOOD but too long for one sitting. You need to see it in your language. You miss too much when reading.

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  13. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    From the ballots:
    Enjoyable. Sad in parts.

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  14. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    Dan M. from the ballots:
    Best movie in the Festival! Great! I was SO MOVED!

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  15. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    Dan M. from the ballots:
    Absolutely touching, different, engaging!

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  16. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    From the ballots:
    The final song made me cry. You guys saved all the best films for the Festival's end.

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  17. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    From the ballots:
    EXCELLENT! This would totally work as a stage musical. A lot of the plot wouldn't work for a non-musical but is exactly right for a musical. Leave a lot open for speculation.

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  18. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    From the ballots:
    An unexpected ending elevated the entire movie!

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  19. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    From the ballots:
    Better than EXCELLENT!!!

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  20. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    From the ballots:
    EXCELLENT! It unexpectedly grew on me. Especially the last episode.

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  21. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    From the ballots:
    I love how it was so ABBA-esque!

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  22. AnonymousOctober 31, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    From the ballots:
    So sad yet very good!

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