Product Details

• Actors: Matt Winston, Amy Smallman, Roy Jenkins, Richard Raddon, Beverly Sanders
• Directors: Arthur Borman
• Producers: Shooting Lily
• Format: Import, PAL
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Siren Visual
• Run Time: 78 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000A8KSQS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #651,346 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

New Zealand released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), SYNOPSIS: The bulk of this domestic drama is comprised of video footage shot over the years by a boorish husband. Pieced together it forms a diary of a marital breakup that begins at a New Years Eve party. While David is taping, his wife Lily announces, right in front of the camera and everyone, that she wants a divorce. Utterly shocked, he asks her why and she tells him to look at all the videotape of their lives to discover the answer. What he finds does not reflect kindly upon his behavior.
...Shooting Lily

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Shooting Lilly Hits Close To The Heart, September 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Shooting Lily [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I am a big fan of the indie film "...And God Spoke". Andbased on that had a look see at director Arthur Borman's follow-up effort SHOOTING LILLY.

Mr. Borman has, for the second time, delivered a film that manages easy laughs, good acting, and a solid story. Not a simple feat at any budget level, much less on the one this film must have been working with (note: tech credits are solid).

Told for the mostpart in home-video flashbacks, LILLY is the story of a young couple's break-up and how the husband (Matt Winston - keep an eye out for him in the future!) must seek out the relationships faults through old home movies in order to save it.

Without sounding overly complimentary...it's riviting. The home video devise is off-putting at first, but soon draws you in as the characters cease to be characters and start to become friends. A mark of brilliant and mature writing, as well as talented actors, (the couple who play the couple it turns out are married in the real world). The film is fairly unflinching and honest, and only in the final moments does it compromise in a mildly "Hollywood" manor.

A film festival must see is finally available to the general public via the internet - don't miss it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OVERLOOKED INDIE FILM A MUST SEE..., September 23, 1999

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Chris Gore "CG" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shooting Lily [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Shooting Lily is an example of what smart indie filmmaking should be about. The story is simple, about the break up of a marriage, but the way the story is told is highly original. The lead character examines his relationship with his wife by viewing all of their home movies. He comes to realizations about love, life and what's really important. I saw this clever movie at a film festival where the director Arthur Borman spoke. The film is shot in 35mm and video and the Borman told this tall tale about how they had no money so they actually bought a top of the line Hi-8mm video camera, shot hours and hours of film for a month and then returned the camera! (I'm using this same technique for my film -- hey, it's a free camera!) A great indie that must be seen!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A quirky, fun film that will tickle your funny bone!, September 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Shooting Lily [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Shooting Lily is a film well worth your time... it's a departure from the usual studio film, and offers an unique perspective of an off-kilter world. This from the director of "And God Spoke...," a hilarious Hollywood send-up, which featured Soupy Sales as Moses! Microwave some popcorn, pop in a tape, and enjoy!