Reeling 2010: Eloïse’s Lover

It’s not hard to understand why anyone would want to be Eloïse’s lover: the light-eyed Angelina Jolie/Penelope Cruz hybrid is incredibly sensuous…wacky hair and all. But, to be clear, this film is about her lover: Asía. And that’s okay, because they’re both smokin’ hot. The film opens with Asía in a coma in her hospital bed, with her boyfriend and mother ever-vigilant by her side. Through flashbacks, we see life prior to her being there: Asía, the pretty and popular university student. Asía, dating one of the school’s star athletes. Asía, with her cliquey friends who regularly chastise outcasts…outcasts like Eloïse. Though she is ostracized and accused of being a lesbian (gasp!), Eloïse wears her eccentricities with pride. When Asía unwittingly answers a modeling ad for an art project, she soon realizes that the artist is the captivating Eloïse. As the two opposites slowly start to spend more time together, taking late night skinny dips and frequenting alternative bars, Asía’s overbearing mother gets suspicious. When Asía is forced to choose between pleasing her mother and being with the first person she’s ever loved, a family secret is revealed that involves the very same hospital in which Asía now resides. —Angelique Smith for Reeling Eloïse’s Lover Jesús Garay (Spain, 2009, 92 min.) In Catalan, with English subtitles Reeling: The Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival, the second oldest film festival of its kind in the US, is presenting 54 programs over 10 days from November 4-13, 2010. Advance sales are available until the day before the show. After that, tickets must be purchased at the theater box office on the day of the screening. Regular Screenings: $10 ($8 members), Matinee Screenings (before 5:00 pm): $8 ($6 members).

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