- Parting Glances
Infobox Film
name = Parting Glances
writer =Bill Sherwood
starring =Richard Ganoung John Bolger Steve Buscemi Adam Nathan [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0622204/]Kathy Kinney Patrick Tull
director =Bill Sherwood
producer =Nancy Greenstein Paul L. Kaplan Yoram Mandel Arthur Silverman
released =February 19 1986
runtime = 90 min.
language = English
imdb_id = 0091725"Parting Glances" is an American film released in
1986 . With its realistic look at urban gay life in the 1980s during theRonald Reagan era and the height of the AIDS epidemic, many film critics consider it an important movie in the history of gay cinema. It was also one of the first American films to address theAIDS -HIV pandemic. DirectorBill Sherwood died of complications due to AIDS in 1990. This is also the first film featuring actorSteve Buscemi .Description
The story revolves around a gay male couple, Robert and Michael, who are in their late twenties and live in
New York City . Robert (John Bolger ) is about to leave for two years on a work assignment in Africa while his partner Michael (Richard Ganoung) stays behind. Michael's ex-boyfriend Nick (Steve Buscemi ), for whom Michael cooks meals, looks after, and is still in love with, hasAIDS ."Parting Glances" takes place during a two-day period, with many of the scenes at a farewell party for Robert hosted by the couple's friend Joan (
Kathy Kinney ) and at a dinner party hosted by Robert's employer Cecil (Patrick Tull ) and his wife Betty (Yolande Bavan ); the two have an unconventional marriage.While classified as a drama, the film also contains many comedic moments. Critics have praised the movie's witty, realistic dialogue and detailed evocation of gay and gay-friendly urbanites in 1980s
Manhattan . "Parting Glances" was also one of the first motion pictures to deal frankly and realistically with the subject of AIDS and the impact of the then relatively-new disease on the gay community.Bronski Beat songs "Love and Money," "Smalltown Boy" and "Why" are included in the film.Preservation and Restoration
In 2006, [http://www.outfest.org/ Outfest] and the UCLA Film and Television Archive announced that the film would be the first to be restored as a part of the [http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/pr/outfest.html Outfest Legacy Project] .
On Monday, July 16, 2007 as a part of the [http://www.outfest.org/legacy.html Outfest Legacy Project] , a restored print of Parting Glances received its world premiere at the Director's Guild of America in Los Angeles. The four major stars of the film, Richard Ganoung, John Bolger, Steve Buscemi, and Kathy Kinney were all in attendance and participated in a panel discussion after the viewing.
The restoration print received its New York City premiere on October 29, 2007 at Lincoln Center.
Reviews and recognition
"Parting Glances" gave Steve Buscemi his first major movie role. "It is to both his and the film's credit," wrote
Janet Maslin in her "New York Times" review, "that the anguish of AIDS is presented as part of a larger social fabric, understood in context, and never in a maudlin light." [cite news
last =Maslin
first =Janet
title =NY Times Review, Screen: A couple's "Parting Glances"
publisher =New York Times
date =February 19 1986
url =http://movies2.nytimes.com/mem/movies/review.html?res=9A0DE7D91E30F93AA25751C0A960948260
accessdate =2006-01-16 ]Footnotes
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External links
*imdb title|0091725
**imdb name|0304514|Richard Ganoung
**imdb name|0092947|John Bolger
* [http://www.reel.com/movie.asp?MID=5911&PID=10084797&buy=closed&Tab=reviews&CID=18#tabs Reel.com] review of "Parting Glances"
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