Ten Tiny Love Stories

Confessional monologues by ten women on the most memorable men in their lives provides an intimate theater-like experience in this Independent Film Channel-aired production. Kathy Baker, Elizabeth Pena, Debi Mazar, Alicia Witt, Deborah Unger and a handful of other talented actresses establish cozy relationships with the camera in distinct vignettes revolving around romantic relationships. The detailed recollections of these characters are fascinating in their palpable particulars, capturing genuine snapshot moments illustrating the complex scope and variety of love: one woman describes the tentative touches in her first sexual encounter as “like having a baby play with your face,” while another reveals why she needed to have her ex-husband come along when she had euthanasia performed on her dog. Recommended. (T. Rich)