Parting Glances (1986)

	Richard Ganoung	Michael
	John Bolger	Robert
	Steve Buscemi	Nick
	Adam Nathan	Peter
	Kathy Kinney	Joan
	Patrick Tull	Cecil
	Yolande Bavan	Betty
	André E. Morgan	Terry
	Richard Wall	Douglas
	Jim Selfe	Douglas's sidekick
	Andre Morgan	Terry

Director

Bill Sherwood

Producer

Yoram Mandel
Arthur Silverman

Writer/Composer

Bill Sherwood

Realistic look at urban gay life in the Ronald Reagan era and at the height of the AIDS crisis. Many film critics consider it an important movie in the history of gay cinema. As Michael and Robert, a gay couple in New York, prepare for Robert's departure for a two-year work assignment in Africa, Michael must face Robert's true motives for leaving while dealing with their circle of eccentric friends, including Nick (Michael 's earlier lover), who is living with AIDS.

Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes	1

Personal Details
Purchase Date	7/29/2016
Location	Personal Library
Owner	Deitz
Store	Amazon
Tags	HIV/AIDS
Links	++ Review: CinemaQueer (Michael D. Klemm) - Review: New York Times Parting Glances at Core for Movies IMDB TheMovieDb.org

References
Streaming, VoD	NetFlix
Lists	‡ 50 Outstanding GLBT-Themed Films by Jim Clark, ‡ 175 Essential Films for GLBT Viewers from Advocate (6/23/2014), ‡ TimeOut Magazine London: 50 best gay movies (11/24/15)

My first viewing of Parting Glances was thirty years after its release in 1986 -- And I was admittedly apprehensive, expecting perhaps a maudlin portrayal of the AIDS plague, or that the AIDS undercurrent would bring back too many painful memories -- Although in many respects it is a period piece, I found the film to be witty, humorous, serious and true -- I liked it -- An essential film in the lexicon of modern gay culture -- (See esp. Michael D. Klemm's review at CinemaQueer link).