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Longtime Companion [DVD] [1990]

DVD ~ Stephen Caffrey
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Stephen Caffrey, Patrick Cassidy, Brian Cousins, Bruce Davison, Dermot Mulroney
  • Directors: Norman Rene
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: Arabic, Danish, English, German, Greek, Hindi, Turkish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: MGM Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 10 Jul 2006
  • Run Time: 95 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000FIGEZM
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,446 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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


Synopsis

The story of a group of friends and the changes that affect their world beginning from the day in 1981 when the first New York Times article mentioned the outbreak of a 'rare cancer' in the gay community, known today as AIDS.

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, moving film, 15 Dec 2007
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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.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Remember the time before AIDS arrived?, 11 April 2008
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.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must See. A Great Movie At A Bargain Price!, 10 Aug 2008
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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4.0 out of 5 stars Me Rambling as Usual
Longtime Companion is a film that over about eight years (starting in 1980) traces the effect of AIDS on a group of gay friends in New York, from the time when the disease was... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Cactus

2.0 out of 5 stars Completely lost by all the positive reviews
I am completely baffled by all the positive reviews to this film - it was on the basis of these great comments that I purchased the movie and I can only say that I was hugely... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ryan Judd

5.0 out of 5 stars A Brilliant Film
Longtime Companion is a brilliant film the characters are very loveable and relatable. If you want a film that will move you and provide an accurate protrait of the early years of... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Daniel Hefferland

4.0 out of 5 stars A gem
I re watched this film recently and it has lost none of its power. It is touching and funny and the performances from the actors are staggeringly good. Read more
Published 4 months ago by M. G. Newson

5.0 out of 5 stars Longtime Companion
I saw the film many years ago and was glad to find it on DVD. It's a love story mixed up with an early attempt to show how AIDS affected the gay community. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Reginald Brook Lilly

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