The Private Lives of Pippa Lee is 2009 American drama film written and directed by Rebecca Miller. The screenplay is based on her novel of the same title.
The film premiered on February 9, 2009 at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival and was shown at the Sydney Film Festival and the Edinburgh Film Festival before opening in the United Kingdom on July 10. Following a showing at the Toronto International Film Festival, it is scheduled to go ...
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The Private Lives of Pippa Lee is 2009 American drama film written and directed by Rebecca Miller. The screenplay is based on her novel of the same title.
The film premiered on February 9, 2009 at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival and was shown at the Sydney Film Festival and the Edinburgh Film Festival before opening in the United Kingdom on July 10. Following a showing at the Toronto International Film Festival, it is scheduled to go into limited release in the United States on November 27.
As a teenager nearly driven mad by her complacent pastor father Des and bipolar mother Suky, whose neurotic behavior is precipitated by an addiction to amphetamines, Pippa Sarkissian runs away from her rural home and seeks refuge with her father's sister Trish in New York City. She is startled to discover her aunt is a lesbian and living with Kit, a dominatrix who specializes in photographing sadomasochistic scenes. Falling under Kit's influence, Pippa rapidly descends into an...
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