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Lisa Cholodenko wrote and directed this lesbian-themed drama, winner of the 1998 Sundance Film Festival's Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. Ambitious photography magazine associate editor Syd (Radha Mitchell) has a ho-hum relationship with James (Gabriel Mann). Investigating a ceiling leak, she enters the apartment of her neighbor, retired photographer Lucy Berliner (Ally Sheedy), who lives with former Fassbinder actress Greta (Patricia Clarkson), a heroin addict. The friendship between the worldly Lucy and the naive, insecure Syd ripens into an affair, one destined to change the lives of both women. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

Ally Sheedy - Lucy Berliner
Radha Mitchell - Syd
Patricia Clarkson - Greta
Tammy Grimes - Lucy's Mother
Gabriel Mann - James

1998	Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award (winner)	Sundance Film Festival	Lisa Cholodenko
1998	Best Actress (winner)	Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Ally Sheedy
1998	Best First Feature (nominee)	Independent Spirit Awards	Lisa Cholodenko
1998	Best First Screenplay (nominee)	Independent Spirit Awards	Lisa Cholodenko
1998	Best Actress (winner)	Independent Spirit Awards	Ally Sheedy
1998	Best Supporting Actress (nominee)	Independent Spirit Awards	Patricia Clarkson
1998	Best Cinematography (nominee)	Independent Spirit Awards	Tami Reiker
1998	Producers Award (winner)	Independent Spirit Awards	Susan Stover
1997	Producers Award (nominee)	Independent Spirit Awards	Susan A. Stover
1998	Best Actress - Runner-up (winner)	Toronto Film Critics Association	Ally Sheedy
1998	Best Actress (winner)	National Society of Film Critics	Ally Sheedy
1998	Best Supporting Actress (Runner-up) (winner)	National Society of Film Critics	Patricia Clarkson

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