The Lost Language of Cranes (film)

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The Lost Language of Cranes is a 1991 British TV movie. It is an adaptation of the novel The Lost Language of Cranes by David Leavitt.

1 Overview
2 Cast
3 Movie Release and Controversy
4 Notes
5 External links

[edit] Overview

The novel is set in New York with American characters, but the film (made by the BBC in 1991) takes place in London. Though most of the characters in the film are British, the story is essentially that of the novel.

[edit] Cast

The movie starred Brian Cox, Angus Macfadyen, Eileen Atkins and Corey Parker with supporting roles by Richard Warwick, Cathy Tyson, Rene Auberjonois, John Schlesinger and Ben Daniels.^[1]

[edit] Movie Release and Controversy

The movie release of "The Lost Language of Cranes" was censored in the US for both its PBS airing and its VHS release.^{[citation needed]} PBS was coming under fire by conservative groups in the early 1990's for presenting programming showing homosexuality and nudity. The following excerpt was originally published in Current, April 13, 1992: "To ease concerns among wary affiliates, however, PBS is offering two versions of Portrait [of a Marriage], according to a March 17 DACS message to stations. Great Performance's Cranes already has been edited for the American audience, losing frontal nudity."^{[citation needed]}

The movie is currently available on region 1 DVD in the US, and will be released on region 2 DVD in the UK in September 2007.^{[citation needed]}