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Longtime Companion (1990) |
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96
minutes
Rated: R
Country: US
Studio: MGM
Cast: Campbell Scott, Bruce
Davison, Dermot Mulroney, Stephen
Caffrey, Patrick Cassidy, Brian
Cousins, Mary-Louise Parker, Michael
Schoeffling
Director: Norman René
Screenwriter: Craig Lucas |
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Synopsis |
Longtime Companion begins on July 3,
1981, the day that the New York
Times printed its first major story
about a rare disease, Kaposi's
sarcoma, which was affecting gay
men. The opening images of Fire
Island's beaches and woods and
brunches and discos convey an
idyllic "before AIDS" world--a dream
of beauty and immortality, a world
of innocence and freedom. What
follows, in a series of vignettes,
is the devastating and far-reaching
impact of the epidemic on the lives
of seven gay men: all white, all
attractive, all successful.
The film both places the disease in
an historical and sociological
context and depicts complex and
meaningful relationships between and
among the characters. One of the
most poignant expressions of love
and loss on celluloid is the gentle,
selfless care given by David (Bruce
Davison) to his dying partner, Sean
(Mark Lamos). Or to use the most
common euphemism found in the many
obituaries of the time, his
"longtime companion." |
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