01-09-2024, 04:11 PM
(Posted on the behalf of Ottterland)
Film Title (English and/or Native): "Lost Cause: Not Just a High School Story" or "The Lavender Envelope"
Nominating Nation (If not from the IDU, please also list region): Ottterland, From Europe
Nomination Category: Best Foreign Film
Language: English (some Spanish Dialogue)
Run Time: 2h 15m
Director: Erick Rodriguez
Producing Studio/Company:
BlueOtter Films
Cast: Eduardo Garza, Gabriel Pazarón, Karla Cyril, Fernanda Díaz, Danna Eithne, Ovidio Andrade, Ana Soria
Brief Summary: The story starts at with a group of young people halfway through high school. They all attend the same classes, and even though they all have different backgrounds, they soon become friends. One of them, called Edward, starts becoming close friends with a girl from the group, called Sara. Everyone gets into new activities that year: some into a club, a sports team, a hobby, a new job; everybody's out there meeting new people. School is now also in full swing, and so are their activities. After some unorthodox teaching techniques (involving hand-holding, hugging and hula-hoops), Edward slowly starts liking Sara.
This is the first time Edward felt something for someone, so he was clueless as to what to do next. Should he tell her? Or should he just forget it and move on? He didn't have to decide. One of her friends asked her out. So now he had problems: Now that this feeling doesn't go away, what does he do? He is risking her friendship with Sara, with Joseph (her boyfriend), and all of the others on this decision. He decides to ask his friends, while maintaining all of this a secret. But it doesn't last long. The subject of the matter is still unknown, but everyone is now looking out for who could be the significant other. Edward receives advice from a foreign friend, who suggests that he directly tells her how he feels, personally.
Edward Must Now handle the task of finding the right way and time to tell her, while finding a way to distract everyone from his intentions. With him being stressed at school, the pressure from his friends asking who is this person, and the discombobulated mess of his thoughts and emotions, he has had enough. He starts to write a thorough letter expressing everything from the start, putting it in a lavender Envelope, and sets himself the plan of giving it to her the next day. That day, he is waiting to see the perfect opportunity to get it over with. He sees Her, walks up to her, and gives her the lavender envelope. The faces of bewilderment and disconcertment in their faces was quickly Intensified when he started to walk away. The movie ends with Sara reading the letter while Edward walks off into the distance.
What makes this film special? Why was it nominated for this/these category/categories? : The movie features familiar situations for lots of people, becoming quite popular in the Romance and Slice-of-life genres.
Any additional info: The film has an open ending to leave the outcome undecided, but there are talks of a second part. The film is based on a real story from the director.
Film Title (English and/or Native): "Lost Cause: Not Just a High School Story" or "The Lavender Envelope"
Nominating Nation (If not from the IDU, please also list region): Ottterland, From Europe
Nomination Category: Best Foreign Film
Language: English (some Spanish Dialogue)
Run Time: 2h 15m
Director: Erick Rodriguez
Producing Studio/Company:
BlueOtter Films
Cast: Eduardo Garza, Gabriel Pazarón, Karla Cyril, Fernanda Díaz, Danna Eithne, Ovidio Andrade, Ana Soria
Brief Summary: The story starts at with a group of young people halfway through high school. They all attend the same classes, and even though they all have different backgrounds, they soon become friends. One of them, called Edward, starts becoming close friends with a girl from the group, called Sara. Everyone gets into new activities that year: some into a club, a sports team, a hobby, a new job; everybody's out there meeting new people. School is now also in full swing, and so are their activities. After some unorthodox teaching techniques (involving hand-holding, hugging and hula-hoops), Edward slowly starts liking Sara.
This is the first time Edward felt something for someone, so he was clueless as to what to do next. Should he tell her? Or should he just forget it and move on? He didn't have to decide. One of her friends asked her out. So now he had problems: Now that this feeling doesn't go away, what does he do? He is risking her friendship with Sara, with Joseph (her boyfriend), and all of the others on this decision. He decides to ask his friends, while maintaining all of this a secret. But it doesn't last long. The subject of the matter is still unknown, but everyone is now looking out for who could be the significant other. Edward receives advice from a foreign friend, who suggests that he directly tells her how he feels, personally.
Edward Must Now handle the task of finding the right way and time to tell her, while finding a way to distract everyone from his intentions. With him being stressed at school, the pressure from his friends asking who is this person, and the discombobulated mess of his thoughts and emotions, he has had enough. He starts to write a thorough letter expressing everything from the start, putting it in a lavender Envelope, and sets himself the plan of giving it to her the next day. That day, he is waiting to see the perfect opportunity to get it over with. He sees Her, walks up to her, and gives her the lavender envelope. The faces of bewilderment and disconcertment in their faces was quickly Intensified when he started to walk away. The movie ends with Sara reading the letter while Edward walks off into the distance.
What makes this film special? Why was it nominated for this/these category/categories? : The movie features familiar situations for lots of people, becoming quite popular in the Romance and Slice-of-life genres.
Any additional info: The film has an open ending to leave the outcome undecided, but there are talks of a second part. The film is based on a real story from the director.
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