Love Is Strange (film) explained

Love Is Strange
Director:Ira Sachs
Producer:Lucas Joaquin
Lars Knudsen
Ira Sachs
Jayne Baron Sherman
Jay Van Hoy
Starring:Alfred Molina
John Lithgow
Darren Burrows
Charlie Tahan
Cheyenne Jackson
Manny Pérez
Marisa Tomei
Cinematography:Christos Voudouris
Editing:Affonso Gonçalves
Michael Taylor
Studio:Parts & Labor
Distributor:Sony Pictures Classics
Runtime:94 minutes[1]
Country:United States[2]
Language:English
Russian
Gross:$2.2 million[3]

Love Is Strange is a 2014 American romantic drama film directed by Ira Sachs. The film had its premiere in the non-Competition programme of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.[4] [5] The film was also screened in the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.[6] [7]

Plot

Ben and George, a same-sex couple from Manhattan, get married after 39 years together. George is a Catholic school music teacher, and when word of the marriage reaches the archdiocese, he is fired. Without his salary, the couple can no longer afford their New York apartment and are forced to ask their friends and family for shelter, resulting in their separation. Ben stays in Brooklyn with his nephew Elliot, Elliot's novelist wife Kate, and their teenage son Joey, while George bunks with their (now former) neighbors, a younger same-sex couple of two party-loving NYPD cops, Roberto and Ted.Still partnered but missing each other, Ben and George find ways to spend time together, as all parties involved deal with the happenstance of an additional person living in a space designed for fewer people. Elliot, Kate, Joey, Roberto and Ted decide how much they want to involve themselves in the lives of Ben and George, and vice versa.[8] [9]

Cast

Reception

Critical response

Love Is Strange has a score of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 176 reviews, with an average rating of 7.73/10. The critical consensus states: "Held aloft by remarkable performances from John Lithgow and Alfred Molina, Love Is Strange serves as a graceful tribute to the beauty of commitment in the face of adversity."[10] The film also has a score of 82 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 42 reviews.[11]

Keith Uhlich of The A.V. Club named Love Is Strange the best film of 2014.[12]

Accolades

AwardCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association[13] Best Supporting ActorAlfred Molina
Gotham Awards[14] Best FeatureLove Is Strange
Independent Spirit Awards[15] Best FilmLove Is Strange
Best Male LeadJohn Lithgow
Best ScreenplayIra Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias
Best Supporting MaleAlfred Molina
Satellite Awards[16] Love is Strange
Best Original ScreenplayIra Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias
Women Film Critics Circle[17] Best Male Images in Movies Love is Strange

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Love Is Strange (15). Altitude Film Distribution. British Board of Film Classification. July 22, 2014. July 23, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141015220842/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/love-strange-film. October 15, 2014. dead.
  2. News: Love Is Strange. Screen Daily. March 7, 2023.
  3. Web site: Love Is Strange. Box Office Mojo. October 27, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141029034343/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=loveisstrange.htm. October 29, 2014. live.
  4. Web site: Sundance 2014: Premieres. January 10, 2014. January 18, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140122055850/http://www.indiewire.com/article/sundance-2014-premieres. January 22, 2014. live.
  5. Web site: Premieres. January 18, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140118220715/http://filmguide.sundance.org/event/films/category/PRE. January 18, 2014. dead. sundance.org.
  6. Web site: Panorama 2014: Selection of Fictional Features for Main Programme and Panorama Special Now Complete . January 19, 2014 . berlinale . https://web.archive.org/web/20140120164938/http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_21525.html . January 20, 2014 . live .
  7. Web site: Love Is Strange . February 7, 2014 . berlinale . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222230644/http://www.berlinale.de/en/programm/berlinale_programm/datenblatt.php?film_id=20147689#tab=filmStills . February 22, 2014 . live .
  8. http://www.thewrap.com/sundance-critics-notebook-gay-marriage-comes-utah-michael-fassbender-gets-head/ "Alonso Duralde at Sundance: Gay Marriage Comes to Utah, and Michael Fassbender Gets a Head"
  9. Van Hoeij, Boyd. "Love Is Strange: Sundance Review", The Hollywood Reporter, January 18, 2014
  10. Web site: Love Is Strange (2014) . . August 22, 2014 . . June 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171127040417/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/love_is_strange_2014/ . November 27, 2017 . live .
  11. Web site: Love Is Strange Reviews . . . January 11, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150108004727/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/love-is-strange . January 8, 2015 . live .
  12. News: 2014 Favorites With Keith Uhlich (Part 2). The Cinephiliacs. January 8, 2015. June 30, 2020.
  13. Web site: DFW Film Critics name 'Birdman' as top film of 2014. Whale. Chase. December 15, 2014. Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 16, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160318155900/http://www.dfwcritics.com/dfw-film-critics-name-birdman-as-top-film-of-2014/. March 18, 2016. dead.
  14. Web site: 2014 Gotham Award Nominations Revealed. Lewis. Hilary. October 23, 2014. The Hollywood Reporter. November 25, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141130061439/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/2014-gotham-award-nominations-revealed-743289. November 30, 2014. live.
  15. Web site: 'Birdman,' 'Boyhood,' 'Selma' lead the 2015 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations. Patches. Matt. November 25, 2014. HitFix. November 25, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141126222049/http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/birdman-boyhood-selma-lead-the-2015-independent-spirit-awards-nominations. November 26, 2014. dead.
  16. Web site: Current nominees. December 2014. International Press Academy. December 4, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20151106163109/http://www.pressacademy.com/award_cat/current-nominees/. November 6, 2015. live.
  17. Web site: 'Still Alice' cleans up at the Women Film Critics Circle Awards. Kristopher. Tapley. December 22, 2014. HitFix. January 14, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160427213902/http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/still-alice-cleans-up-at-the-women-film-critics-circle-awards. April 27, 2016. dead.

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