Movie #: 735 Title: HEAVENLY CREATURES 1994

Rating: 9.00

Director (last): JACKSON (first): PETER

Writer (last): WALSH (first): FRANCES

Fascinating, rivetting film about unpopular girl named Pauline who becomes the best friend of newly arrived Juliet, whose parents have immigrated to Christchurch, New Zealand, from England, due to Juliet's poor health. The two become inseparable companions, locked into their own mysterious gothic fantasies, linked by the experiences of loneliness and serious illness. When their parents become alarmed and attempt to separate the two, their relationship becomes even more intense and desparate and they driven to attempt a drastic solution. Acting, script, and cinematography are first-rate. Winslett, as Juliet, is a compelling, gifted actor, capable of exhibitionist emotional displays but also of the most subtle shifts in perception. Based on a true story. One of the best movies of the year. After the events of the story, the two girls emigrated to different countries. Juliet became the noted author Anne Perry. Pauline lived in obscurity until a tabloid tracked her down. According to journalists, the movie is remarkably accurate down to the smallest details.

Is this movie a "gem"? Yes

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Added: 1995-07-20 [yyyy-mm-dd]