Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1433 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-01-14
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 76 minutes

Video Description
Rebellious Catholic schoolgirls, hidden secrets and a controversial romance all unfold in the newest addition to the lesbian cult classic canon. Loving Annabelle is the controversial story of a Catholic boarding school teacher who has an affair with her female student, Annabelle. Inspired by the 1931 German classic 'Maedchen In Uniform,' director Katharine Brooks's 'Loving Annabelle' gives a modern telling of the forbidden love story that continues to be controversial to this day.

Synopsis
The controversial tale of a lesbian relationship between boarders at a strict Catholic school.

Customer Reviews

Lovely
I'm not usually one who goes for mushy love stories but this is an exception. I was cringing at the start but by the end I was gripped and could really sympathize with the characters. Excellent film!

Okay-ish
Loving Annabelle has none of the hallmarks that go into making it into a classic, but I don't think it isn't worth a veiwing. There is a very workable and easily discoverable formula: it is a story of forbidden love between a female teacher and a a teenage female pupil. It is a good film to incorpoate the rule, rent it first. I always say this but the subject matter might make certain people especially teachers uncomfortable. For students it might make more sense I mean let's face it, who can say truthfully they haven't ever had the suspicion of a crush on one of their teachers? Loving Annabelle brings the idea of forbbiden love into a new catagory. Bridging a gap between straight and lesbian relationships by making the teacher (if she is anything but) bi. It is also a film that seems to me to extol the power of true love. Though things may not work out for Simone or Annabelle in the long term, their relationship seems to me to be more than a teenage fling and Annabelle psychologically certainly seems to be the type of girl who will wait for Simone to sort herself out. But rent it first because it wouldn't be the type of film a buyer would buy unless they had seen it first.

Loving it
Beautifully shot, generally well-written film about a teacher-student relationship. Erin Kelly is commanding as strong, independent Annabelle in her first major movie project. A well-acted lesbian film that manages to pull off being sexy and emotional at the same time. The ending lets the film down a little but Katherine Brooks' (director) heart was in the right place and tagged on an alternative ending to the DVD.
5*