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The Celluloid Closet

CGiii Rating

Superbly written and directed independent film that captures gay life in New York in the 1980s.
HIV and AIDS

Public Rating

Parting Glances

Country: United States, Language: English, 90 mins

Gay | The Celluloid Closet | The Queer Film Guide | Out at the Movies: A History of Gay Cinema | New Queer Cinema: The Director's Cut | Drama | 1986
  • Director: Bill Sherwood
  • Writer: Bill Sherwood
  • Producer: Nancy Greenstein; Paul L. Kaplan

CGiii Comment

Said to be the best gay movie of all time...by whom?!

Sherwood had AIDS and this was regarded as a highly personal film - and it is...but, that is not necessarily a good thing.

Stereotypes, cliches by the score...and, gratuitous kissing - pollute the story. 

In the company of so many disagreeable characters - Parting Glances is a marathon of tolerance.

But, it is important...even though it is wholly unlikeable.

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The(ir) Blurb...

As Michael and Robert, a gay couple in New York, prepare for Robert's departure for a two-year work assignment in Africa, Michael must face Robert's true motives for leaving while dealing with their circle of eccentric friends, including Nick, who is living with AIDS.

Cast & Characters

Richard Ganoung as Michael;
John Bolger as Robert;
Steve Buscemi as Nick;
Adam Nathan as Peter;
Kathy Kinney as Joan;
Patrick Tull as Cecil;
Yolande Bavan as Betty;
Andre Morgan as Terry;
Richard Wall as Douglas;
Jim Selfe as Douglas's sidekick;
Kristin Moneagle as Sarah;
John Siemens as Dave;
Bob Koherr as Sam;
Theodore Ganger as Klaus;
Nada as Liselotte

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091725