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It Felt Like Love

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Lila (Gina Piersanti), a lonely teen from Gravesend, fabricates a story about dating Sammy -- a thug -- and becomes fixated on it happening. In a predatory way, she pursues a sexual encounter with Sammy, but she becomes the prey.

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Bill Goodykoontz Arizona Republic 04/24/2014
3.5/5
In Gina Piersanti, also making her feature debut, Hittman has found the perfect actress to portray the difficult undertaking of growing up, or at least trying to. Go to Full Review Ben Sachs Chicago Reader 04/03/2014
Hittman draws attention to the pervasive cultural forces (rap music, Internet pornography, suggestive dancing on TV) that present young girls as sexual objects, making the scenes of exploitation seem sadly inevitable. Go to Full Review Inkoo Kang Los Angeles Times 03/27/2014
Rarely has the zone between girlhood and womanhood been captured with such urgent honesty than in Eliza Hittman's superb teen drama "It Felt Like Love." Go to Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) 08/23/2024
A raw and brutal portrait of teenage lust. Go to Full Review Dave Giannini InSession Film 02/20/2024
If you want to see the beginning of a career that will likely have a meteoric rise in the independent film world, it is still incredibly impressive from the very start. Go to Full Review Zach Hollwedel Under the Radar 09/08/2014
5/10
It Felt Like Love is Hittman's first credited feature, and when it begins to slow, one can tell that she is perhaps still navigating the transition from short to full-length. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Kaleb O 09/17/2024 otimo filme de drama adolescentes See more Elver C 05/12/2023 For a debut film, it is really impressive, "It felt like love" It's not like any other coming-of-age film that you have ever seen, it explores that world that promises teenagers pleasure, only to find deception and rejection. With great performances and a compelling story, it's worth watching even if it feels very slow at times. See more 06/15/2020 Sad story of a girl from an abusive family continuing to have her soul crushed by shitty teen behavior and a traumatic experience that will scar her for life. Not a hint of empowerment, not the best storyline. See more 03/12/2020 Really solid dive into the mind of a 16 year old. Also very Brooklyn! See more 01/08/2017 This didn't feel like it even had a real storyline. No ups, no downs, it was just the same throughout the whole movie. See more 06/07/2016 The performances range from pleasantly candid to forced. The camera does its best to persuade of the authenticity. The central character feels laid out for a psychological autopsy (albeit an incomplete one) - it feels as if it's decided that there's no hope for her before the movie starts. I wanted the emotional catharsis of a Dardennes film, but instead it gave the provocative nature of something Larry Clark might direct. Which is not an insult at all. There's a lot of potential here. See more Read all reviews
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Eliza Hittman

Director

Gina Piersanti

Lila

Ronen Rubinstein

Sammy

Nyck Caution

Patrick

Richie Folio

Justin

Andrew McCord

Zach

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Synopsis Lila (Gina Piersanti), a lonely teen from Gravesend, fabricates a story about dating Sammy -- a thug -- and becomes fixated on it happening. In a predatory way, she pursues a sexual encounter with Sammy, but she becomes the prey.
Director
Eliza Hittman
Producer
Shrihari Sathe, Laura Wagner
Screenwriter
Eliza Hittman
Distributor
Variance Films
Production Co
The Group Entertainment
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 21, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$31.2K
Runtime
1h 22m
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