Love Is Strange (film)

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Love Is Strange
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Directed by Ira Sachs
Written byIra Sachs
Mauricio Zacharias
Produced byLucas Joaquin
Lars Knudsen
Ira Sachs
Jayne Baron Sherman
Jay Van Hoy
Starring Alfred Molina
John Lithgow
Darren Burrows
Charlie Tahan
Cheyenne Jackson
Manny Pérez
Marisa Tomei
CinematographyChristos Voudouris
Edited by Affonso Gonçalves
Michael Taylor
Production
company
Parts & Labor [1]
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates
  • January 18, 2014 (2014-01-18)(Sundance)
  • August 22, 2014 (2014-08-22)
Running time
94 minutes [2]
CountryUnited States [1]
LanguagesEnglish
Russian
Box office$2.2 million [3]

Love Is Strange is a 2014 American romantic drama film directed by Ira Sachs. The film had its premiere in the non-Competition programme of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. [4] [5] The film was also screened in the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. [6] [7]

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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 NYPD 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 and Ted decide how much they want to involve themselves in the lives of Ben and George, and vice versa. [8] [9]

Cast

Reception

Critical response

Love Is Strange received universal critical acclaim. The film has a "Certified Fresh" score of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 176 reviews, with an average rating of 7.73/10. 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." [10] The film also has a score of 82 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 42 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [11]

Keith Uhlich of The A.V. Club named Love Is Strange the best film of 2014. [12]

Accolades

AwardCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association [13] Best Supporting Actor Alfred MolinaNominated
Gotham Awards [14] Best FeatureLove Is StrangeNominated
Independent Spirit Awards [15] Best Film Love Is StrangeNominated
Best Male Lead John LithgowNominated
Best Screenplay Ira Sachs and Mauricio ZachariasNominated
Best Supporting Male Alfred MolinaNominated
Satellite Awards [16] Best Film Love is StrangeNominated
Best Original Screenplay Ira Sachs and Mauricio ZachariasNominated
Women Film Critics Circle [17] Best Male Images in MoviesLove is StrangeWon

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