
Smart, successful, and charming, Elsie is the perfect girlfriend. She also happens to be a serial monogamist, with a long history of broken hearts. When Elsie breaks up with her long-standing girlfriend to pursue another woman, she faces her mother's disapproval, conflicting advice from friends, and the nagging suspicion that she may have made a big mistake.... (Full plot summary below)
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Smart, successful, and charming, Elsie is the perfect girlfriend. She also happens to be a serial monogamist, with a long history of broken hearts. When Elsie breaks up with her long-standing girlfriend to pursue another woman, she faces her mother's disapproval, conflicting advice from friends, and the nagging suspicion that she may have made a big mistake.
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| Playback:stlSarah Boslaugh...there's no actual sex in this film, but there is a lot of witty conversation and observational humor, making it a sort of lesbian Seinfeld. |
| NOW TorontoSusan G. ColeThe real draw here is T.O.'s queer community itself. |
| Huffington PostBrandon JudellPOSM is indeed a straightforward tale of a self-involved female Lothario that shovels out all the well-worn woman-on-woman clichés with an enervated panache. Just imagine Trainwrecked without Amy Schumer, without the sexcapades, & no riotous hahas. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinDespite a few inspired moments and some fun banter, Portrait of a Serial Monogamist is a slight, often random lesbian comedy that offers little new in the way of authentic depth or enlightenment. |
| User ReviewBethMairsThis low-budget indie Canadian film is so refreshing as this year's queer festival circuit hit for the ladies. There's nothing mainstream about it. Reminiscent of independent productions like GO FISH, where we have a lesbian writer, lesbians and trans people playing lesbian and trans characters, and the scenarios and jokes are very very funny to someone in the queer women's community. Portrait is also unabashedly displaying Toronto as Toronto which is so refreshing, as the city is often a seen on film as a cheaper location to shoot as Chicago or New York. It will be interesting to see if Portrait attains a cross-over appeal to more mainstream audiences. The commitment-phobic lesbian, the sickly sweet co-dependent female couple are lovingly satirized in this film and thats really connecting with queer audiences. |
| User ReviewAmanda CI was pleasantly surprised by this Canadian indie. It is well-written, and very funny, with good performances all around, particularly Diane Flacks in the leading role. A smart romantic comedy that never condescends. It's also a good-looking film, with beautiful cinematography, using Toronto as a central character. Well worth seeing. |
| User ReviewDoug CLoved this movie! The quirky characters and the portrait of the City of Toronto as well! |
| User ReviewscarymoviefanFairly decent movie I thought. I, myself, am not a fan of people talking into a camera to an audience. Other than that the acting was great, it was a silly and heart-wrenching movie. The ending was a cliche, but it brought everything together. |