Keep the Lights On (2011)

80% of critics liked it
(5 reviews)
96% want to see it
(25 ratings)

It's 1997 and New York City is in a state of intense flux when documentary filmmaker Erik Rothman (Thure Lindhardt) first meets Paul Lucy (Zachary Booth), a handsome but closeted lawyer in the publishing field. What begins as a highly charged first encounter soon becomes something much more, and a… More It's 1997 and New York City is in a state of intense flux when documentary filmmaker Erik Rothman (Thure Lindhardt) first meets Paul Lucy (Zachary Booth), a handsome but closeted lawyer in the publishing field. What begins as a highly charged first encounter soon becomes something much more, and a relationship quickly develops. As the two men start building a home and life together, each continues to privately battle their own compulsions and addictions. A film about sex, friendship, intimacy and most of all, love, Keep the Lights On takes an honest look at the nature of relationships in our times. -- (C) Official Site

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 41 min.
Directed By: Ira Sachs
Genres: Drama, Gay & Lesbian

Critic Reviews

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
Not only does this film gloriously fulfill the potential that Ira Sachs has tantalized movie-lovers with for years, it also help explains what took him so long.
William Goss, Film.com
Bless [Sachs] for eschewing melodrama in favor of tenderness, but his characters are often left adrift in a sea of conflicting emotions.
Justin Chang, Variety
The impression it leaves is that of a personal experience to which viewers simply haven't been given complete access.
Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine
More than just a relationship drama of striking specificity, this is a naked confession about addiction.
Ray Greene, Boxoffice Magazine
Here's hoping critics and festival programmers can find a way to help Sachs keep the lights on.