ORCHIDS IN THE MIRROR - SNOPSIS

ORCHIDS IN THE MIRROR©

- Marilyn 

Log line:  A romantic, comedy drama about two professional women who are leaders in their chosen field through original conceptualization of their work.  Set around these sassy, modern women are other characters who provide inspiration, challenges and enhance personal evolution.

Synopsis:  Cassia, lover of art deco and classic styling    inherited a failing Winery from her deceased father.  She has only her own courage to rely on in order to make Cassias’ Heritage; her winery a success.  Mitsuka owns her own highly successful architectural firm and handles her clients with understated poise.  She is encouraging of Cassia’s endeavors and handles Rosemary, her visiting, neurotic mother with unconditional patience and humor until she dies suddenly.  An unconventional resolution takes place suggested by Jasuma, Cassia’s eclectic professional painter who was hired by Mitsuka to redecorate part of Cassia’s estate home.  Ron, the next door neighbor adds color with his disarming demeanor and love of reconditioning antique cars.  Cassia’s sister Amanda visits for the funeral where the women sneak wine to the grave site to avoid depression over the death and coax the priest to drink with them during the service.  Important turning points and confessions occur in the three women’s lives after the funeral when they return to Cassia’s place and deal with Rosemary’s death.

Wine is fermented and crafted magically by Cassia with the help of her growth and pesticide advisor Herb who is easily bribed to show up on short notice with his love of chocolate chip cookies.  Mitsuka surprises Cassia by putting up for sale her downtown condo to move in with Cassia.  A wine tasting is held that gives Cassia the results she desired to be fully confident in entering the last wine festival of the year.  Cassia attends the festival and enters two of her wines in the white and red categories.  She meets Elena a rival who is silently prejudicial and enjoys robbing confidence of weak people.  Failing completely to do so with Cassia, however who although ethereal looking is quietly immovable in her confidence.  A partly depressed young entrant failing to win Cassia over as a potential date confides in her some of his failings in commitment to his craft.  Rescued by winning the silver medal Cassia leaves the event where Elena the previous silver medal winner wins nothing.  A dinner at their mutual friend’s restaurant Le Forêt with Jasuma features the topic of depressed youth, antiquated politics and how cataclysmic realities may be avoided. 

Winding down from Mitsuka’s contractual obligations and Cassia’s winery celebration Cassia goes shopping to books a business trip to Glastonbury to research an earth’s lay line friendly village builder who is providing some of the building technology that she is incorporating into her design.  Ron and Mary join them for a drink and discuss the lay lines and different vortexes on earth and how the mind of people living in those areas affects the planet in anticipation of their trip to Glastonbury.  Jasuma is back the next day with Mitsuka’s new home office wall paint that Cassia this time arranged as a surprise to celebrate her moving in.

Amanda her sister moves to town and helps Cassia run the winery. She meets Denise an attractive woman who owns a paint store and they begin an affair. Denise has a dirty talking parrot and falls for Amanda’s charms. He introduces her to Cassia who likes her and she herself has a proposal from Mitsuka to marry heating their relationship up.  Mitsuka continues to find success in architecture and Cassia’s wines begin to win awards.

Denise and Amanda hit the party scene for a wild night with Cassia and Amanda at a lesbian private party. The girls go wild with some engaging in topless dancing and takeover of the party begins by giddy and brave patrons. Mitsuka decides to finally take an Island holiday with Cassia and after a night of loud lusty lovemaking between Denise and Amanda, the next day a humorous moment of carrying luggage to the door for their trip is acted out by Cassia with orgasmic overtones teasing the other couple. Mitsuka and Cassia finally hit the beach in the Caymen Islands in the final scene of the film. 

Most of the characters in this movie are cynics as far as bunk is concerned religion even old new ageism their spirituality comes out in how they live; perusing careers, their relationships; artistry even the lovemaking that is depicted as heavenly. Ideally this film has a very good cinematographer that captures 'life' as picturesque and the ethereal beauty of women contrasting with their strength in the work world and moments of sharp wit.