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title: "Admissions"
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# Admissions

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Product Description          A charming 17 year-old girl, Evie (Lauren Ambrose), rebelliously sabotages her interviews at prestigious colleges. To hide her deception, Evie lies about her savant sister's poetry writing setting off a chain of events which include an infamous TV appearance, a new love, and the revelation of a long buried family secret.             .com          Lauren Ambrose shines in this offbeat family drama about a high school graduate, Evie (Ambrose), blowing a series of college-admission interviews, embracing loneliness, and giving mixed signals to a boy (Fran Kranz) who has loved her since grade school. Meanwhile, Evie's distracted mother, Martha (Amy Madigan), prepares to present her other daughter, Emily (Taylor Roberts), a retarded savant, to the world as a wunderkind poet (the poems are actually Evie's) while her dad, Harry (John Savage), an investment banker, never emerges from his basement hobby room. The imaginative story, based on a play by Dawn O'Leary (who wrote the adapted screenplay), is slightly strained within the parameters of a feature film. But Admissions is graced by a number of strong, memorable individual scenes and some sensitive, deeply touching performances, including Christopher Lloyd's work as a remote, lonely teacher briefly aroused by Martha's quixotic mission to unveil Emily's miraculous lyricism. --Tom Keogh

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## Customer Reviews

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    Sweet drama about a loyal and devoted sister but not at all cheesy or gooey
  

*by M***S on Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2016*

This is a charming, interesting and entertaining independent film. The story follows a high school student as she balances applying for colleges (visiting them alone, even across the country) and caring for her mentally retarded older sister. As she dotes on her sister and teaches her poems, their mother mistakenly believes that the mentally retarded sister may have authored the poems making her a savant and throwing the mother into a hopeful frenzy over the newly discovered talent. Spoiler: Just feel I should note the movie contains themes and images of mental illness and divorce.I loved that the "boy next door" was like the moral compass, sincere, sensitive and his relationship with the main character seemed genuine.This movie isn't flawless but it's pleasant and different and all the performances are noteworthy (could've been better if the script was elevated in some spots such as Christopher Lloyd's part) and the whole movie had just been tightened up a bit but overall it was something fresh and sincere and that's what matters to me most. I really enjoyed it and have seen it several times.

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    Didn't quite get it.
  

*by C***T on Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2008*

"Admissions" was a bit of a stretch. Although the performances were top notch the basic credibility was difficult to believe. The would-be boyfriend instantly saw through the main ruse, why wouldn't everyone else? But then he was the one chasing after her when "damaged goods" to describe her would be too generous. Why in the world would he want to subject himself to a person as obviously unbalanced as she was? There were too many things like those in logic, and in characters for me - I don't want to have to keep giving the benefit of the doubt to a movie. Move me. Take me on a journey. Admissions didn't do that.

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    A Small Film with a Big Heart
  

*by A***N on Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2005*

"Admissions" is a complex story of a mother and 2 daughters, where the poem of a caged bird is a central theme, and applies to all 3, in different ways. The mother, Martha, is brilliantly played by Amy Madigan, a woman whose life has been damaged by the guilt of seeing her daughter Emily fall, causing brain damage.  Emily, who is 20, is known as a savant; she can recite anything that is read to her, but cannot do anything to care for herself. Her younger sister Evie writes poetry, and allows everyone to think that Emily is the author. This deception brings about an emotionally catastrophic event, but in the close relationship between the 2 sisters, there is hope for healing.The important message of this film is that though Emily may be mentally  impaired, she is a receptacle for love, and a reflection of it; and in giving that love, Evie gains a depth and character she would perhaps not have had without her sister. Lauren Ambrose as Evie, and Taylor Roberts as Emily are both excellent. The 3 other main characters in the film are: James (Fran Kranz), who has known Evie since childhood, Harry, the mysterious father in the basement, played by John Savage with the right amount of quirkiness, and Christopher Lloyd as Mr. Worthy.The script for "Admissions" is by Dawn O'Leary, based on her play, and is unpredictable, as well as interesting. Perhaps the biggest flaw in this film is the sound, which is terrible, and some of the dialogue is not as clear as it should be. Directed by Melissa Painter, this is a very low budget film that is deserving of an audience, especially for those interested in the plight of not only those who need help in society, but of those who give the care, and the love. Total running time is 84 minutes.

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