Indian Summer (1996 film)

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Indian Summer
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Nancy Meckler
Screenplay by Martin Sherman
Produced byMartin Pope
Starring Jason Flemyng
Antony Sher
Diane Parish
Dorothy Tutin
CinematographyChris Seager
Edited byRodney Holland
Music byPeter Salem
Production
companies
Channel Four Films
Martin Pope Productions
Greentrees Films [1]
Release date
November 1996, London Film Festival
Running time
98 minutes
Country UK
LanguageEnglish

Indian Summer, also known as Alive & Kicking, is a 1996 British drama film directed by Nancy Meckler and starring Jason Flemyng, Antony Sher and Bill Nighy. The script was written by Martin Sherman, author of the play Bent . [2] The film was released in the UK as Indian Summer and in the United States as Alive & Kicking due to the recently released Indian Summer by Mike Binder in 1993.

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Plot

The story follows a self-involved and very focused dancer, Torino, who has just lost his lover, Ramon, to AIDS. He then refuses to let the fact that he is HIV positive disrupt his career as he rehearses a staging of Indian Summer, a gay-themed ballet about love and lust.

After Ramon's funeral, the dancer begins a troubled relationship with an older man, Jack, a therapist, who also has problems with controlling his own drinking.

Cast

Reception

The film's reviews were mixed. It holds a 83% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 6 reviews. [3]

Timeout's review states "gritty British realism, resolutely unglamorous and looking always rather TV-bound," but the script, "is cogent and witty". [4]

A DVD of the film was released in the UK on 6 September 2010. [5]

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