It Felt Like Love (2013)
14-year-old Lila spends a languid South Brooklyn summer playing third wheel to her promiscuous friend Chiara and Chiara’s boyfriend Patrick. Eager for her own sexual awakening, Lila gamely decides to pursue the older, thuggish Sammy, rumored to sleep with anyone.
- Date of release
- 2013-01-31
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (66)
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Eliza Hittman
Casting
- Gina Piersanti — Lila
- Ronen Rubinstein — Sammy
- Jesse Cordasco — Patrick
- Giovanna Salimeni — Chiara
- Andrew McCord — Zach
- Case Prime — Nate
- Nick Rosen — Devon
- Kevin Anthony Ryan — Lila's Father
- Sophia Jurewicz — Nate's Girl
- Anthony J. Salimeni — Chiara's Dad
Interesting facts
It Felt Like Love is a 2013 independent drama film and the directorial debut of Eliza Hittman. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was later acquired by Variance Films, receiving a limited theatrical release in March 2014. The film follows the coming-of-age of teenager Lila as she riskily courts the attentions of an older boy.
Production
Hittman utilized the microblogging website Tumblr as part of the casting process for the film. Filming took place in the summer of 2012, lasting 18 days with a crew of 11 people.
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