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| - | *''[[The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert]]'' (1994) | + | '''''Lianna''''' is a 1983 [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by [[John Sayles]] and starring [[Linda Griffiths]], [[Jane Hallaren]], and Jon DeVries. |
| - | *''[[Advise and Consent (film)|Advise and Consent]]'' (1962) | + | |
| - | *''[[Another Country (play)|Another Country]]'' (1983) | + | ==Plot== |
| - | *''[[A View from the Bridge]]'' (1962) | + | Lianna is married to a college professor in film and media at a university in a midsized [[New Jersey]] town and has two children. In order to give her husband the greater freedom he wants and address her boredom, she takes a [[child psychology]] class with her friend, Sandy. |
| - | *''[[Basic Instinct]]'' (1992) | + | |
| - | *''[[Ben-Hur (1959 film)|Ben-Hur]]'' (1959) | + | Becoming more involved in the class, she realizes she has a crush on the instructor, Ruth. Ruth invites Lianna home for dinner and they talk into the night, Lianna explaining that she was a [[graduate student]] and married her professor. They eventually begin an affair, complicated by Lianna's husband's affair with a student. Lianna expresses interest in leaving her husband for Ruth, but Ruth backs away, warning Lianna that living with another woman would jeopardize her career and that she has a partner in another city. |
| - | *''[[The Boys in the Band]]'' (1970) | + | |
| - | *''[[Boys on the Side]]'' (1995) | + | Lianna leaves her husband after a fight to live alone for the first time in years. She visits a [[lesbian]] bar and attempts to connect with other lesbians through affairs to explore her new identity. The film explores her loneliness, her changing relationships with her children, and her new relationship with Sandy, who is shocked at Lianna's revelations at first, but slowly begins to accept it and support Lianna. Lianna also gets a job as a [[supermarket]] cashier. |
| - | *''[[Bride of Frankenstein]]'' (1935) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Broadway Melody]]'' (1929) | + | Ruth leaves town and Lianna's life to California for another teaching job. Despite now being alone, Lianna and Sandy reconcile in the final scene which mirrors the opening scene of Lianna and Sandy talking at a park playground. |
| - | *''[[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]]'' (1969) | + | |
| - | *''[[Cabaret (film)|Cabaret]]'' (1972) | + | ==Cast== |
| - | *''[[Call Her Savage]]'' (1932) | + | * [[Linda Griffiths]] as Lianna |
| - | *''[[Calamity Jane (1953 film)|Calamity Jane]]'' (1953) | + | * [[Jane Hallaren]] as Ruth |
| - | *''[[Car Wash (film)|Car Wash]]'' (1976) | + | * Jon DeVries as Dick |
| - | *''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (film)|Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'' (1958) | + | * Jo Henderson as Sandy |
| - | *''[[The Children's Hour (film)|The Children's Hour]]'' (1961) | + | * Jessica MacDonald as Theda |
| - | *''[[The Color Purple (film)|The Color Purple]]'' (1985) | + | * Jesse Solomon as Spencer |
| - | *''[[Cruising (film)|Cruising]]'' (1980) | + | * [[John Sayles]] as Jerry |
| - | *''[[The Crying Game]]'' (1992) | + | * Stephen Mendillo as Bob |
| - | *''[[Desert Hearts]]'' (1985) | + | * Betsy Julia Robinson as Cindy |
| - | *''[[The Detective (film)|The Detective]]'' (1968) | + | * Nancy Mette as Kim |
| - | *''[[Dickson Experimental Sound Film]]'' (1895) | + | * [[Maggie Renzi]] as Sheila |
| - | *''[[Dressed to Kill (1980 film)|Dressed to Kill]]'' (1980) | + | * Madelyn Coleman as Mrs. Hennessy |
| - | *''[[The Fan (1981 film)|The Fan]]'' (1981) | + | * Robyn Reeves as Job Applicant |
| - | *''[[The Fox (1967 film)|The Fox]]'' (1967) | + | * [[Chris Elliott]] as Lighting Assistant |
| - | *''[[Freebie and the Bean]]'' (1974) | + | * Marta Renzi as Dancer |
| - | *''[[Fried Green Tomatoes (film)|Fried Green Tomatoes]]'' (1991) | + | * [[Rochelle Oliver]] as Betty |
| - | *''[[Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (film)|Gentlemen Prefer Blondes]]'' (1953) | + | |
| - | *''[[Gilda]]'' (1946) | + | |
| - | *''[[Go Fish (film)|Go Fish]]'' (1994) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Hours and Times]]'' (1991) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Hunger]]'' (1983) | + | |
| - | *''[[In a Lonely Place]]'' (1950) | + | |
| - | *''[[Johnny Guitar]]'' (1954) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Living End (film)|The Living End]]'' (1992) | + | |
| - | *''[[Lianna]]'' (1983) | + | |
| - | *''[[Longtime Companion]]'' (1990) | + | |
| - | *''[[Lover Come Back]]'' (1961) | + | |
| - | *''[[Making Love]]'' (1982) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Maltese Falcon]]'' (1941) | + | |
| - | *''[[Midnight Cowboy]]'' (1969) | + | |
| - | *''[[Midnight Express (film)|Midnight Express]]'' (1978) | + | |
| - | *''[[Morocco (1930 film)|Morocco]]'' (1930) | + | |
| - | *''[[My Beautiful Laundrette]]'' (1985) | + | |
| - | *''[[My Own Private Idaho]]'' (1991) | + | |
| - | *''[[Next Stop, Greenwich Village]]'' (1976) | + | |
| - | *''[[Night Shift (film)|Night Shift]]'' (1982) | + | |
| - | *''[[Parting Glances]]'' (1986) | + | |
| - | *''[[Personal Best]]'' (1982) | + | |
| - | *''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'' (1993) | + | |
| - | *''[[Pillow Talk (film)|Pillow Talk]]'' (1959) | + | |
| - | *''[[Poison (film)|Poison]]'' (1991) | + | |
| - | *''[[Queen Christina (film)|Queen Christina]]'' (1933) | + | |
| - | *''[[Rebecca (film)|Rebecca]]'' (1940) | + | |
| - | *''[[Rebel Without a Cause]]'' (1955) | + | |
| - | *''[[Red River (film)|Red River]]'' (1948) | + | |
| - | *''[[Rope (film)|Rope]]'' (1948) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'' (1991) | + | |
| - | *''[[Some Like It Hot]]'' (1959) | + | |
| - | *''[[Spartacus (film)|Spartacus]]'' (1960) | + | |
| - | *''[[Suddenly, Last Summer (film)|Suddenly, Last Summer]]'' (1959) | + | |
| - | *''[[Sunday Bloody Sunday (film)|Sunday Bloody Sunday]]'' (1971) | + | |
| - | *''[[Swoon (film)|Swoon]]'' (1992) | + | |
| - | *''[[Tea and Sympathy]]'' (1956) | + | |
| - | *''[[Teen Wolf]]'' (1985) | + | |
| - | *''[[Thelma & Louise]]'' (1991) | + | |
| - | *''[[Torch Song Trilogy]]'' (1988) | + | |
| - | *''[[Vanishing Point]]'' (1970) | + | |
| - | *''[[Victim (film)|Victim]]'' (1961) | + | |
| - | *''[[Walk on the Wild Side (film)|Walk on the Wild Side]]'' (1962) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Watermelon Woman]]'' (1995) | + | |
| - | *''[[The Wedding Banquet]]'' (1993) | + | |
| - | *''[[Thunderbolt and Lightfoot]]'' (1974) | + | |
| - | *''[[Windows (film)|Windows]]'' (1980) | + | |
| - | *''[[Wings (film)|Wings]]'' (1927) | + | |
| - | *''[[Wonder Bar]]'' (1934) | + | |
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Lianna is a 1983 drama film written and directed by John Sayles and starring Linda Griffiths, Jane Hallaren, and Jon DeVries.
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Plot
Lianna is married to a college professor in film and media at a university in a midsized New Jersey town and has two children. In order to give her husband the greater freedom he wants and address her boredom, she takes a child psychology class with her friend, Sandy.
Becoming more involved in the class, she realizes she has a crush on the instructor, Ruth. Ruth invites Lianna home for dinner and they talk into the night, Lianna explaining that she was a graduate student and married her professor. They eventually begin an affair, complicated by Lianna's husband's affair with a student. Lianna expresses interest in leaving her husband for Ruth, but Ruth backs away, warning Lianna that living with another woman would jeopardize her career and that she has a partner in another city.
Lianna leaves her husband after a fight to live alone for the first time in years. She visits a lesbian bar and attempts to connect with other lesbians through affairs to explore her new identity. The film explores her loneliness, her changing relationships with her children, and her new relationship with Sandy, who is shocked at Lianna's revelations at first, but slowly begins to accept it and support Lianna. Lianna also gets a job as a supermarket cashier.
Ruth leaves town and Lianna's life to California for another teaching job. Despite now being alone, Lianna and Sandy reconcile in the final scene which mirrors the opening scene of Lianna and Sandy talking at a park playground.
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Cast
- Linda Griffiths as Lianna
- Jane Hallaren as Ruth
- Jon DeVries as Dick
- Jo Henderson as Sandy
- Jessica MacDonald as Theda
- Jesse Solomon as Spencer
- John Sayles as Jerry
- Stephen Mendillo as Bob
- Betsy Julia Robinson as Cindy
- Nancy Mette as Kim
- Maggie Renzi as Sheila
- Madelyn Coleman as Mrs. Hennessy
- Robyn Reeves as Job Applicant
- Chris Elliott as Lighting Assistant
- Marta Renzi as Dancer
- Rochelle Oliver as Betty
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