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Longtime Companion

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Longtime Companion
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R,1hr 40min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1990
Director:
Norman Rene
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Bruce Davison, Campbell Scott, Stephen Caffrey  ...more
Synopsis: At the time of Longtime Companion's release in 1990, the devastating disease of AIDS was seen as a mysterious and deadly scourge, replete with rumors, lies, and panic. As the first narrative film to examine the AIDS epidemic, screenwriter Craig Lucas and director Norman René place the disease in an historical context, dramatizing the impact of the disease through time in a series of vignettes involving seven gay men. AIDS first made its presence felt surreptitiously, as an article in The New York ... Full Synopsis
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Rebecca Flint Marx, AMG Review
Aside from the regrettably little-seen Buddies (1985) and Parting Glances (1986), Longtime Companion (1990) was the first feature film to deal explicitly with AIDS. At the time of its release, few filmmakers had examined the impact of AIDS on those living and dying with the disease. Feature films about gay men were still a rarity, and films about gay men with AIDS were non-existent. Although the film ... Full Review
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