Lily (2013)
Lily (2013)
WEBRip 720p | MKV | 1280 x 720 | x264 @ 1546 Kbps | 84 min | 1,06 Gb
Audio: English AAC 2.0 @ 160 Kbps | Subs: None
Genre: Drama
WEBRip 720p | MKV | 1280 x 720 | x264 @ 1546 Kbps | 84 min | 1,06 Gb
Audio: English AAC 2.0 @ 160 Kbps | Subs: None
Genre: Drama
Lily is an exploration of a vulnerable period in a young woman's life. When her cancer treatment comes to an end, Lily is faced with a newfound clarity of herself. As she navigates through this difficult time she is forced to make decisions and answer questions she put off over the years. Cancer has been the only thing she's followed through on from beginning to end, this epiphany weighs heavy on her mind.
A unique drama, focusing on essentially the third act of the disease as it edges towards remission, Lily finishes the last of her treatments and, in essence, sets about to make peace with the world before moving onwards to a life that she hopes will see her return to productivity. Her scenes with Aaron, expressing a natural tension loaded with subtext, are tender and powerful as she grapples with the potential to have her life back. A young women who has taken a detour, the film offers no easy answers while allowing us intimate access to her lives. The performances are all quite interesting; Aaron, played by Chaput (a photographer — this is his single acting credit per IMDB) is detached yet caring. As he enters the room he naturally hopes to gain affection, playing with his kids while an annoyed Lily asks him to keep quite as she prepares dinner.
The use of non-performers is key: unlike another recent relationship drama dealing with recovery and set in New York apartments (Take Care), Lily is sincere and authentic, carefully restrained and inspired by Grantham’s own struggle battling cancer. Only in one scene does she break: after a few drinks at one of those dinner parties where she makes fun of a pretentious friend of Aaron’s. Existing uncomfortable in the social circles she’s required to run in with Aaron, the film richly dissects via the personal struggles of Lily a kind of economy to the art scene in New York, as Lily’s channels of creativity have been stifled, temporarily, by her struggles. Lily – both the film and Grantham — engages without manufacturing drama, as well-done personal independent film with something to say should.
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Lily (2013)
