Lila Says (DVD, 2005)

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In his second feature film, director Ziad Doueiri (WEST BEIRUT) takes on themes of race, religion, youth, and sexual bravado. Based on a controversial novel purported to be a 19-year-old Arab's actual diary, this hormonally charged coming-of-age story is set in a dingy, ethnically mixed slum of post-9/11 Marseilles. When we meet Chimo (Mohammed Khouas), he is a self-described loser intent on hanging around with his slacker friends instead of pursuing his talent as a writer. But when Lila (Vahina Giocante)--a 16-year-old Catholic seductress--moves into the ghetto with her crazy, perverted aunt (Edmonde Franchi), she stirs something in Chimo and his depressing community with her angelic face, blonde hair, and impressively lewd language. While Lila will do no more than taunt the rest of the local men with her assets, she singles out Chimo and initiates him into a world filled with sexual desire. In fact, it is on their very first meeting that Lila offers Chimo a peak up her skirt, an invitation made even more appealing by her proclivity for not wearing underwear.By turning a thing as simple and seemingly innocent as a bike ride into a sexual escapade, Lila helps Chimo to see the world in a new way. As Chimo narrates his way through Lila's relentless advances and elaborate sexual fantasies, tension between him and his friends builds to a chilling, inevitable climax that reveals everyone's true colors. From one of its strangely breathtaking opening shots (the camera pans upward as the gloomy alley between two soiled apartment buildings is interrupted by a clothesline's bright hues) to its last, LILA SAYS draws the viewer in with camerawork as seductive and beautiful as its title character.

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UPC0043396125520
eBay Product ID (ePID)48512107

Product Key Features

ActorVahina Giocante
RatingR
Movie/TV TitleLila Says
DirectorZiad Doueiri
FormatDVD
Release Year2005
GenreForeign Language
Sub-GenreFrench

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureFrance
Leading RoleVahina Giocante
Film CountryFrance
Release Date20051129

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  • Good, Depending on the Viewer

    Well done, but just not my "cup of tea."

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned

  • Lila says

    Great movie!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned