Movie

It Felt Like Love

2013 · 82 min

A quiet, uneasy summer of watching a girl reach for attention in ways that make your skin prickle.

Overview: 14-year-old Lila spends a languid South Brooklyn summer playing third wheel to her promiscuous friend Chiara and Chiara’s boyfriend Patrick. Eager for her own sexual awakening, Lila gamely decides to pursue the older, thuggish Sammy, rumored to sleep with anyone.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, eerie and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Coming-of-age, identity, sexuality, isolation
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
sexuality
isolation
loneliness
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong