Love and Death on Long Island
Summary:
Can a stodgy intellectual who regards the 20th century as a waste of time find happiness with an American teen idol who doesn't really know him? That's the question posed in this gentle satiric comedy. Giles De'ath (John Hurt), who takes great pains to remind people that his surname is pronounced "Day-ath," is a well-regarded British author whose wife passed away a decade ago. Since t... Full Summary >>
Cast:
John Hurt - (Giles De'Ath)
Jason Priestley - (Ronnie Bostock)
Fiona Loewi - (Audrey)
Harvey Atkin - (Lou)
Maury Chaykin - (Irving Buckmuller)
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Review:
An observant, richly funny look at unlikely obsession (which takes its cue wittily from Visconti's Death in Venice), this engaging debut film by Richard Kwietniowski manages to be a slightly satiric dissection of class structure as well as a tale of unrequited love, a truly difficult balance that this film makes winning and real. John Hurt}... Continue >>
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