Longtime Companion [1990]

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Director: Norman Rene
Actors: Stephen Caffrey, Patrick Cassidy, Brian Cousins, Bruce Davison, Dermot Mulroney
Studio: MGM Entertainment
Category: DVD

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

3 reviews
Sales Rank: 7305

Format: Pal
Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), Arabic (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), Greek (Subtitled), Hindi (Subtitled), Turkish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

EAN: 5035822253933
ASIN: B000FIGEZM

Theatrical Release Date: 1990
Release Date: July 10, 2006
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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.co.uk Review
The late director Norman Rene and writer Craig Lucas made a pretty fine creative team on the stage and in the movies, and this 1990 drama about the evolving impact of AIDS on gay New Yorkers is their best cinematic achievement. The ensemble story follows the lives of nine or so characters as word of the so-called "gay cancer" eventually becomes a real force, killing several of them as the years go by. The film works well on a number of levels, not least of which is the enviable closeness of the characters, the script's wit, the bittersweet experience of loss, and a celebratory attitude at the end mixing wisdom with defiance. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful, moving film December 15, 2007
D. J. Russell (England, UK)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful

This is a low budget film, ($1.5 million), that has a strong and moving story line played by a great cast. This is a film that will make you cry. The story is set against the backdrop of America at the time when HIV and Aids started to become noticed. We follow a group of friends and lovers through the next decade or so and watch with heartache as several of them succumb to HIV and Aids. This film is so much more than what I can put into words here. If your looking for a film that will move you, then this is it.

5 out of 5 stars

Remember the time before AIDS arrived? April 11, 2008
Sock Monkey (London)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

I love this film so much. It follows the lives of several gay men and the impact that AIDS has on them all.

The film opens with the main characters waking up on 3 July 1981 and discovering the article in the New York Times which reports of a 'Rare Cancer found in Homosexuals'. This is against the backdrop of the 4th of July holiday and some of the cast partying on Fire Island in an age of what now seems complete inocence.

Each 'chapter' in the film picks the events from a random day in the following years until 1989. The intervening years have seen illness, the death of several characters and cynicism overwhelming the characters.

This is a strong ensemble cast. Its a wonderful film which was produced on a very small budget and managed to overcome problems in distribution.

I think this and 'And the Band Played On' are very good complimentary pieces to watch side by side.

5 out of 5 stars

A Must See. A Great Movie At A Bargain Price! August 10, 2008
Grifster (London, UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

A wonderful movie. Heart wrenching and beautiful. Watch this movie and also, And The Band Played On. You won't regret it.

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