Vermont Is for Lovers (1993)

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 Largely improvised and using nonprofessional actors the film was shown at various film festivals including the Melbourne International Film Festival and the Hawaii International Film Festival The movie was not very wellreceived by the national press with the New York Times calling it vaguely amiable While the Washington Post review commented that the film was an alltooeasy target for ridicule it also mentioned one of the films high points In one scene a typically droll Vermont resident playing himself sums up his states fabled coolness to strangers by suggesting that a sign be placed at the state line reading Welcome to Vermont Now Leave