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Published May 07, 2008 07:47 pm - WEEKENDER FOR MAY 9: 2008: VIDEO VIPER ‘Sweet Lorraine’ sweet but uneven movie Video VIper / Robert Lebzelter Star Beacon “Sweet Lorraine” is one of those quiet little movies.
It didn’t get a lot of fanfare when it was released way back in 1987. And the critics weren’t enamored with it. Personally, I wouldn’t spend $10 to see it on a big screen. But if you have an extra space on your Netflix list, “Sweet Lorraine” is more than a diversion. The Lorraine is an aging resort hotel in the Catskill Mountains. It is a throwback to the days when rich Jewish families would spend the warm summer months being pampered by the staff. On nice days they would swim and do other excercising and fun activities. On rainy days, they played board games. At the end of the season, there was a huge Labor Day party. It would then close until the next season. Unfortunately, younger families seek more lively vacations. As the film opens, the hotel has seen better days. The massive roof needs repairs. The occupancy is down. A death in one family causes a cancellation and the hotel owner, played by Maureen Stapleton, is visibly shaken by the prospect of losing just one customer. Stapleton is Lillian Garber. She owns the hotel and runs it with an iron fist. Her staff, mostly wild college students, love and respect her, as do her patrons. In one almost biblical scene, former customers pull in and ask Lillian to be taken back for the summer. The customer admits his family wanted to try something different and vacationed elsewhere. But the new establishment didn’t know them, didn’t care if they were there or not. The Stapleton character greets each vacationer, asks about the family, and is there to bid each family adieu at season’s end. This year her granddaughter, Molly, played by Trini Alvarado, comes to work for the summer. The worker accommodations are less than luxurius for workers. Molly’s parents are breaking up and she needs the stability her grandmother can bring. 
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