A Great Review of Jessica Bohl’s Film YOU ARE ALONE
YOU ARE ALONE Directed by Gorman Bechard (2005) Starring TALENTED MANAGERS client Jessica Bohl DVD by What Were We Thinking Films, Inc. www.YouAreAlone.com This recent venture by director Gorman Bechard, interviewed last issue, takes the viewer on an awkward, thought-provoking exploration through two deeply troubled minds. An eighteen year-old girl played by TALENTED MANAGERS Client Jessica Bohl, is working as an online escort, unbeknownst to her family, and is confronted by her next-door neighbor, who pays her considerably well for one hour in a hotel room. Beginning with a series of naïve questions and superficial curiosities, their conversation takes several unexpected turns, and winds up in a very disorienting and joyless state. One can’t help thinking of Pretty Woman or Leaving Las Vegas given the premise of a single man with a young prostitute, but YOU ARE ALONE takes the subject matter to an entirely different horizon, leaving the viewer with a concept that will haunt him for years. Beautifully shot on miniDV, and containing an appropriately bleak, mostly acoustic soundtrack, this is one of the most important independent features I’ve seen all year. -Scott Gabbey, Ultra Violent Magazine
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