What's it about?
Elvis Moreau is a rookie mortician, son of a handicapped father. Anabelle Leigh is a prize-winning beauty queen with an overbearing mother and abusive stepfather. When Anabelle collapses dead in the middle of a pageant, her body finds its way to Elvis' embalming table. Enraptured by her beauty even in death, Elvis is compelled to kiss her before beginning his work. The kiss miraculously revives Anabelle, giving her a second chance at life and an opportunity to run away with Elvis and explore her new freedom. Elvis learns of the beauty of companionship, and Anabelle rejoices in having finally found an understanding and compassionate soul. Elvis & Anabelle is a touching love story with plenty of tenderness but also a hint of Poe-esque Gothic, giving it an endearing poetic heart.
Who's in it?
Elvis Moreau - Max Minghella
Anabelle Leigh - Blake Lively
Charlie (Elvis' father) - Joe Mantegna
Geneva (Anabelle's mother) - Mary Steenburgen
Bonus Points
- It has a really great soundtrack. Lots of good indie artists including Bright Eyes, Nouvelle Vague, and several more.
- The film actually shows that when given good material (and actually putting forth effort), Blake Lively is a pretty decent actress. She's very sweet and warm which matches Max Minghella's somber Elvis very well. These two have a very intriguing and rich chemistry.
- You can watch it right now! Because this movie never actually found distribution, it debuted on the Lifetime network earlier this year. Some kind soul has uploaded the whole movie onto the internet, and here it is for your viewing pleasure:
Part I:
http://www.megavideo.com/?d=HI84XZUS
Part II:
http://www.megavideo.com/?d=F7OBD2WB
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