Love Is Strange
Sony Pictures (2014)
Comedy, Drama, Queer Themes/Interest
In Collection
#1229
8*
Seen ItYes
(6/13/2019 Home)
IMDB   6.7
98 mins USA / English
DVD 
John Lithgow Ben
Marisa Tomei Kate
Jason Stuart Officiant
John Cullum Father Raymond
Darren E. Burrows Elliot
Alfred Molina George
Christina Kirk Mindy
Manny Perez Roberto
Harriet Sansom Harris Honey
David Bell David
Maryann Urbano Social Worker
Cheyenne Jackson Ted
Christopher King Lawyer
Charlie Tahan Joey
Sebastian La Cause Marco
Olya Zueva Eugenia
Daphne Gaines Linda
Tatyana Zbirovshaya Zlata
Eric Tabach Vlad
Tank Burt Doreen
Henry Crouch Henry
Jeff Goad Jeff
Director
Ira Sachs
Producer Ira Sachs
Lars Knudsen
Writer/Composer Ira Sachs
Mauricio Zacharias
Cinematography Christos Voudouris
Music Christos Voudouris


After nearly four decades together, Ben (John Lithgow) and George (Alfred Molina) finally tie the knot in an idyllic wedding ceremony in lower Manhattan. But when George loses his job soon after, the couple must sell their apartment and - victims of the relentless New York City real estate market - temporarily live apart until they can find an affordable new home. While George moves in with two cops (Cheyenne Jackson and Manny Perez) who live down stairs, Ben lands in Brooklyn with his nephew (Darren Burrows), his wife (Marisa Tomei), and their temperamental teenage son (Charlie Tahan), with whom Ben shares a bunk bed. While struggling with the pain of separation, Ben and George are further challenged by the intergenerational tensions and capricious family dynamics of their new living arrangements.
Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Date 6/9/2019
Location Personal Library
Owner Deitz
Store Amazon
Purchase Price $8.00
Condition New
Tags elder, marriage
Links +10 Review: QueerGuru (Roger Walker-Dack February 19th, 2014)
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QueerGuru Rating 10
Rotten Critics Rating % (2021) 93
Rotten Best Queer #1-200 (2021) 33

Notes
A lovely sketch of two long-time elderly partners as they deal with the vicissitudes of just growing older. "… a perfect example of love that is quietly understated and without histrionics. … a fine feature about mature love ." [QueerGuru]
Good cinematography.