Vermont is for Lovers is an independently produced docudrama released in 1992, starring George Thrush and Marya Cohn and shot on location Tunbridge, Vermont. The film concerns a couple visiting Vermont in order to be married, and interviewing local residents on the subject of marriage.[1] Largely improvised and using non-professional actors, the film was shown at various film festivals including the Melbourne International Film Festival and the Hawaii International Film Festival.[2] The film was not terribly well received by the national press, with The New York Times calling it, "vaguely amiable".[1] While The Washington Post review commented that the film was an "all-too-easy target for ridicule", it also mentioned one of the film's high points: "In one scene, a typically droll Vermont resident (playing himself) sums up his state's fabled coolness to strangers by suggesting that a sign be placed at the state line, reading "Welcome to Vermont. Now Leave.""[3]

Vermont is for Lovers
Directed byJohn O'Brien
Written byJohn O'Brien
StarringGeorge Thrush, Marya Cohn, Ann O'Brien, Euclid D. Farnham
Edited byJohn O'Brien
Release date
  • 1992 (1992)
Running time
88 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

References

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  1. ^ a b Vincent Canby (1993-03-26). "MOVIE REVIEW Vermont Is For Lovers". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2013-01-30.
  2. ^ "Vermont is for Lovers, 1993". Variety. [dead link]
  3. ^ Hal Hinson (1993-06-25). "'Vermont Is for Lovers' (NR)". Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
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