Lesbian dalliances in girls' boarding schools have been a staple of soft-core erotica since the '60s, but in the hands of filmmaker Léa Pool, the subject becomes surprisingly fresh and non-exploitative. Shy, serious Mary Bradford (Mischa Barton), nicknamed "Mouse," is starting her first year at a posh boarding school, putting a brave face on her suspicion that her new stepmother, whom her beloved but unreliable dad married a mere three years after her mother's death from cancer, just wants her out of the house. Mouse is assigned to room with two seniors — beautiful, charismatic Victoria ("Tory") and sharp-tongued wild girl Pauline ("Paulie") — whose fi...
Released:
2001
Rated:
NR
Length:
100 mins