Love Is Strange (film)

Love Is Strange

Film poster
Directed by Ira Sachs
Produced by Lucas Joaquin
Lars Knudsen
Ira Sachs
Jayne Baron Sherman
Jay Van Hoy
Written by Ira Sachs
Mauricio Zacharias
Starring Alfred Molina
John Lithgow
Marisa Tomei
Cinematography Christos Voudouris
Edited by Affonso Gonçalves
Michael Taylor
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics
Release date
  • January 18, 2014 (2014-01-18) (Sundance)
  • August 22, 2014 (2014-08-22)
Running time
 94 minutes[1]
Country United States
France
Language English
Russian
Box office $2.2 million[2]

Love Is Strange is a 2014 French-American romantic drama film directed by Ira Sachs. The film had its premiere in the non-Competition programme of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.[3][4] The film was also screened in the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.[5][6]

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 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 & Ted decide how much they want to involve themselves in the lives of Ben and George, and vice versa.[7][8]

Cast

Reception

Critical response

Love Is Strange received universal critical acclaim. The film has a "Certified Fresh" score of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 160 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8 out of 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."[9] The film also has a score of 82 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 42 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[10]

Accolades

Award Category Recipients and nominees Result
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association[11] Best Supporting Actor Alfred Molina Nominated
Gotham Awards[12] Best Feature Love Is Strange Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards[13] Best Film Love Is Strange Nominated
Best Male Lead John Lithgow Nominated
Best Screenplay Ira Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias Nominated
Best Supporting Male Alfred Molina Nominated
Satellite Awards[14] Best Film Love is Strange Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Ira Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias Nominated
Women Film Critics Circle[15] Best Male Images in Movies Love is Strange Won

References

  1. ↑ "Love Is Strange (15)". Altitude Film Distribution. British Board of Film Classification. July 22, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Love Is Strange". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sundance 2014: Premieres". Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Premieres". Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Panorama 2014: Selection of Fictional Features for Main Programme and Panorama Special Now Complete". berlinale. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Love Is Strange". berlinale. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Alonso Duralde at Sundance: Gay Marriage Comes to Utah, and Michael Fassbender Gets a Head". The Wrap, January 19, 2014.
  8. ↑ Van Hoeij, Boyd. "Love Is Strange: Sundance Review", The Hollywood Reporter, January 18, 2014
  9. ↑ "Love Is Strange". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Love Is Strange Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  11. ↑ Whale, Chase (December 15, 2014). "DFW Film Critics name 'Birdman' as top film of 2014". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  12. ↑ Lewis, Hilary (October 23, 2014). "2014 Gotham Award Nominations Revealed". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  13. ↑ Patches, Matt (November 25, 2014). "'Birdman,' 'Boyhood,' 'Selma' lead the 2015 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations". HitFix. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Current nominees". International Press Academy. December 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  15. ↑ Tapley, Kristopher (22 December 2014). "'Still Alice' cleans up at the Women Film Critics Circle Awards". HitFix. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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