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Lisa Gornick
Grande Bretagne 2002
Beta 73min. english
In this witty urban romantic comedy about existential angst, first-time director Lisa Gornick has reinvented the "over-thinking hero" for the 21st century: a wide-eyed and charismatic struggling lesbian writer named Marina. According to Marina’s loopy logic, the trouble starts when her girlfriend Romy brings home a used white leather sofa. Then, a straight girl journalist swoops onto the London dyke scene and writes an article that deconstructs lesbianism with decided smugness. Marina spirals into self-doubt, questioning her sexuality and, by whimsical extension, her gender, too. Meanwhile, a brilliantly-acted ensemble of friends and ex-girlfriends struggle through crises of their own. Throughout it all, Marina dreams of parenthood, seeks guidance from her blasé mom, flirts with heterosexuality and careens around London on her bike, wondering when it will all make sense. Do I Love You? is a spontaneous, crisp and tender film full of wit and the kind of observations we have all made from time to time. -KS
