A Perfect Ending
| A Perfect Ending | |
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 Movie poster for A Perfect Ending | |
| Directed by | Nicole Conn |
| Story by | Nicole Conn |
| Starring |
Jessica Clark Barbara Niven Cathy DeBuono John Heard and Morgan Fairchild |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Perfect Ending is a 2012 LGBT film written and directed by Nicole Conn.[2][3][4][5]
Plot
The movie immediately introduces the two main protagonists. Paris (Jessica Clark) is a young, dark-haired woman who works as a high-priced escort/call-girl but is a creative artist by nature. Rebecca (Barbara Niven), a blond, straight up, middle-aged Stepford wife. The initial voice-over also narrates a cancer affliction that has grown beyond hope.
Rebecca has lived a Stepford wife existence in creating a perfect family with her husband Mason Westridge (John Heard). The only signs of troubles are their hostility towards each other and a differing in opinion that Jessica, Rebecca's only daughter who has a different father, does not get stock shares of the family business. It is implied that Mason had previously attempted to sexually assault Jessica.
Rebecca feels an emptiness and confides in her two lesbian 'besties' that she has never hit the peak during the act of sex and that she and Mason only do it once every six months, which suits her well. Her friend suggests that she tries a very discreet escort service run by her own cousin (Morgan Fairchild).
It is then that Rebecca meets Paris and through a series of very discreet meets, Rebecca eventually warms up to Paris's reach and achieves her goals of having sex with another woman and achieving true happiness and satisfaction.
Meanwhile, Paris who is well appreciated for her services, seems to be in agony over a past mistake that had led her to this profession. It's implied that Paris' husband died after being hit by a car shortly after their wedding day. It is Rebecca who later helps Paris to let go of the past and heal.
At the height of all these, the three Westridge children finds the medical document that certifies the melanoma cancer in an inoperable stage that Mason Westridge has been hiding in his office desk. They confront Rebecca and ask if she had known about it all along. Rebecca holds the fort and tells her children that this changes everything. Afterwards, Rebecca makes the courageous step to say goodbye to Paris.
Towards the end of the movie, Rebecca is seen as a butterfly, someone who has learned to spread her wings and Paris has her own art exhibition. In the final scene, after Rebecca's funeral, Jessica introduces herself to Paris at the art exhibition and says: "I want to know more about my mother."
Cast
- Barbara Niven as Rebecca
- Jessica Clark as Paris
- Cathy DeBuono as Dawn
- John Heard as Mason Westridge
- Morgan Fairchild as Valentina
- Kerry Knuppe as Jessica Westridge
- Imelda Corcoran as Kelly
- Mary Jane Wells as Shirin
- Rebecca Staab as Sylvie
- Erika Schiff as Ella
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
- ↑ Help Support a New Lesbian Film Archived March 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. afterellen.com. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ↑ "A Perfect Ending". soulkissfilms.com. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ↑ ""A Perfect Ending", the new feature film from Nicole Conn". KickStarter. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Filmmaker Nicole Conn Speaks OUT, New Film 'A Perfect Ending'". She Wired. Retrieved November 6, 2011.