Scene from New Best Friend (2002)
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Actresses in this Scene
Birth Name: Dominique Swain
Birth Date: 1980-08-12
Birth Place: Malibu, Los Angeles County, United States
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Alternate Names: دومینیک سوین
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Full Biography
Dominique Ariane Swain (born August 12, 1980) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as the title character in the 1997 film adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita, and as Jamie Archer in the film Face/Off.
Swain started her career in Hollywood as a stunt double; she appeared as the double for Macaulay Culkin's younger sister Quinn in Joseph Ruben's The Good Son (1993). In 1995, at the age of 14, she was chosen out of 2,500 girls to play the title role in Adrian Lyne's controversial 1997 screen adaptation of Lolita, as Dolores "Lolita" Haze. She was 15 during filming and her performance was praised by critics. She later then played the rebellious teen Jamie Archer in John Woo's Face/Off (1997). She starred in the 1998 drama film Girl, in which she plays a high-schooler who is determined to lose her virginity. In 2009, Swain appeared in Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema which discussed the depiction of sex in film. That same year, she was featured in the movie Noble Things, about the country star Jimmy Wayne Collins, which also starred country musician Lee Ann Womack. Swain also starred in the horror/slasher film Fall Down Dead as the main character, Christie Wallace. She starred in Monte Hellman's romance thriller Road to Nowhere in 2010. In 2011, Swain was featured in David Ren's action thriller The Girl from the Naked Eye. She starred in the direct-to-video science fiction film Nazis at the Center of the Earth in 2012. In 2013, Swain starred in Gregory Hatanaka's drama film Blue Dream as Gena Townsend.
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About the Movie: New Best Friend (2002)
Release Year: 2002
Nation: United States
Alternative Title: Perversas Intenções, Amitié dangereuse, Lhostejnost, Kohtalokas ystävä, New Best Friend - Gefährliche Freundin, Oi kalyteres files, Halálra szóló barátság, Vizi mortali, ベスト・フレンド, Amizade Arriscada, Indiferenţă, Лучшая подруга, Novi najbolji prijatelji, Falsa amistad
Director: Zoe Clarke-Williams
Writer: Victoria Strouse
Production & Genre
Producer(s): Producer: Frank Mancuso Jr.
Companies: FGM Entertainment
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Mystery Film, Thriller
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Keywords
Keywords: betrayal, candlelight vigil, college, drugs, drunk, fight, flashback, investigation, money, murder, police, sexuality, sheriff, university, wealth
Story
Alicia, a poor college student working her way through school, meets Hadley, Julianne, and Sydney – wealthy roommates at Colby University. They initially reject Alicia but eventually accept her into their social circle for a sociology project. Alicia becomes entangled in their decadent lifestyle filled with drugs and dangerous thrills. Meanwhile, an investigation led by the acting sheriff into a drug overdose reveals it might have been attempted murder. Through flashbacks paralleling the investigation, we witness Alicia's growing friendship with Hadley and her descent into their risky world. Ultimately, Alicia's involvement in their activities leads to her hospitalization.
Summary
Directed by Zoe Clarke-Williams, 'New Best Friend' (2002) is a drama-thriller set at an exclusive North Carolina university. The film explores themes of wealth disparity, betrayal, and the dangers of peer pressure through the lens of Alicia's relationship with Hadley and her inner circle. While plot details are limited in available sources, it appears to follow Alicia's academic and social struggles, her friendship with Hadley, and a subsequent investigation into a suspected murder.