Fireworks Logo

Trailers...

  • Familiar Places
  • Assembly
  • Mid-Century Modern
  • My Boyfriend the Fascist
  • All for One
  • Accidental Friends
  • My Boyfriend Is a Sex Worker
  • Museum of the Night
  • Nina & Emma
  • Residence (The)
  • ¡Quba!
  • Cherri
  • Lilies Not for Me
  • She's the He
  • Newborn
  • Klandestin WT
  • Compatriots (The)
  • Things Like This
  • Union Station
  • Spirit Riser
  • Groomsmen: Second Chances (The)
  • Heart Killers (The)
  • Brother Orange
  • Legacy of Cloudy Falls (The)
  • Migliore dei Mali (Il)
  • Chlorophyll
  • Country Queer
  • Ninja Motherf*cking Destruction
  • Belgravia: The Next Chapter
  • American Rust
  • Molt lluny
  • Last Gasp the Gospel of Damion
  • Engarradiella
  • Severance
  • GEN_
  • Déposition (La)
  • Arthur's Whisky
  • Unreasonables – Aids activism in Frankfurt (The)
  • My Chest Is Full of Sparks
  • Row of Life

Lianna

Country: USA, Language: English, 110 mins

  • Director: John Sayles
  • Writer: John Sayles
  • Producer: Jeffrey Nelson; Maggie Renzi

CGiii Comment

The acting is as dodgy as hell.

The script is as refreshing as a pint of soured milk.

Sayles has a loyal following due to his character-driven work...but, this is just too clumsy, too dated to be taken seriously now.

The chauvinism alone is enough to switch it off - oooh a sign of those miserable times.

The day will come when lesbian dramas are written and directed by lesbians.

It's the only way forward.


Trailer...

The(ir) Blurb...

Lianna and her husband Dick have been married for a few years but the marriage isn't a happy one, since Dick treats her with arrogance. One day Lianna falls in love - with Ruth, a teacher. The people who know them act different: her husband with feelings of sexual betrayal, her children with curiosity and Lianna's friends with ambivalence.

Cast & Characters

Linda Griffiths as Lianna;
Jane Hallaren as Ruth;
Jon DeVries as Dick;
Jo Henderson as Sandy;
Jessica MacDonald as Theda;
Jesse Solomon as Spencer;
John Sayles as Jerry;
Stephen Mendillo as Bob;
Betsy Julia Robinson as Cindy;
Nancy Mette as Kim;
Maggie Renzi as Sheila;
Madelyn Coleman as Mrs. Hennessy;
Robyn Reeves as Job Applicant;
Chris Elliott as Lighting Assistant;
Marta Renzi as Dancer