[.ca] Sweet Lorraine

one of my all time favorites:
This movie is one of my all time favorites. It is a "small" film, and it is charming and gentle. It is also funny and filled with small touches. It helps to know the history of the Catskills, NY resort region to fully appreciate the movie, but you don't have to be from NY to enjoy this sweet film.

Love the Catskills? You'll love this achingly beautiful film:
While it's true that this movie has only a light, meandering plot, it's not the plot that counts: it's the astonishingly accurate, nostalgic, and bittersweet portrayal of the last days of an old Jewish Catskills hotel. It'll resonate most with those who have some connection to the Catskills. If you've ever spent a vacation at any of the big (or smaller) Jewish resorts there, you'll adore this film: its every detail is true-to-life in a way most films can't capture, and it'll make you ache for the sweetness of summers--and loved ones--past.

"Sweet" Leaves a Bad Taste:
Halfway through "Sweet Lorraine," I found myself muttering "Sweet Jesus - who thought there was a movie here?" It looks like the cast simply found a Catskills resort that would let them shoot on location in return for renting out some rooms, and the cast tried to improvise a story (and not successfully). An embarrassment for everyone involved.