Cloudburst

Wonderful...
Stella (Olympia Dukakis) and Dot (Brenda Fricker) have spent 31 years together, both women now in their 70′s are beginning to lose some of their faculties, this however does not affect the love they feel for each other. When Dot's granddaughter Molly (Kristin Booth) decides to put Dot into a nursing home, the frustrated Stella must take matters into her own hands to ensure that she and Dot can stay together.

Armed with a battered old truck and the ambition to protect their relationship by getting married in Canada, Stella and Dot embark on a journey from Maine to Nova Scotia. Along the way they pickup hitchhiker Prentice (Ryan Doucette) making his own voyage home to visit his dying mother.

Director Thom Fitzgerald brings a thoughtful and extremely timely film to the screen with this trio of unique characters. Although dealing with the very real threat of a lesbian couple being forced apart in their golden years, Thompson's clever use of humour drives the...

lesbian top ten
It's amazing to believe this wonderful, little movie was written by a man. One can only assume he is well acquainted with lesbians. Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker are lovely together. The recipe of humor and drama are perfectly cooked. This little fantasy focuses on some present issues: marriage, ageism and just who should be controlling whom, but never lectures.

Not just a lesbain movie.........
This is a SUPER FUNNY love story... well written with tons of humor..this movie is touching, EXCELLENT acting and storyline !!

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