Parting Glances (1986)
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80% of critics liked it
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69% of users liked it
(730 ratings)
Gay yuppie Robert (John Bolger) accepts an assignment in Africa that will put his strained relationship with his lover, Michael (Richard Ganoung), in limbo for the next few years. Michael, meanwhile, tends the needs of his ex, Nick (Steve Buscemi), whose punk band's video is getting MTV airplay… More Gay yuppie Robert (John Bolger) accepts an assignment in Africa that will put his strained relationship with his lover, Michael (Richard Ganoung), in limbo for the next few years. Michael, meanwhile, tends the needs of his ex, Nick (Steve Buscemi), whose punk band's video is getting MTV airplay even as he battles HIV and bittersweet memories in a claustrophobic apartment. After a farewell dinner thrown by Robert's foppish boss and his luminous wife, Michael and Robert fret and frolic with a host of Manhattan hipsters at a party thrown by their artist friend Joan (Kathy Kinney). These various crowd scenes set the stage for a series of one-on-one interactions that explore the romantic and other tensions of early AIDS-era Manhattan without offering too many easy resolutions. Buscemi would become an indie regular, while Kinney would go on to achieve fame on The Drew Carey Show in the 1990s. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bill Sherwood
- Written By
- Bill Sherwood
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Gay & Lesbian
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1986 Wide
- Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It was one of the first films to confront the emotional repercussions of AIDS, and has not become dated--which speaks volumes for this appealing candid movie.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Bill Sherwood's film is one of the first and most significant works (indie, of course) about the AIDS crisis that goes beyond the issue of coming out, placing its romantic triangle in the broader context of a vibrant gay community.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Still the best and most honest film ever made about AIDS.
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Cast
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Richard Ganoung
as Michael
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John Bolger
as Robert
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Steve Buscemi
as Nick
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Adam Nathan
as Peter
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Patrick Tull
as Cecil
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Nicholas Hill
as Cab Driver
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Kathy Kinney
as Joan
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Daniel Haughey
as Commendatore Ghost
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Yolande Bavan
as Betty
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Cam Brainard
as Ricky
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Theodore Ganger
as Klaus
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Hana Hartowicz
as Chris' Mother
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Sylwia Hartowicz
as ChrisLittle Girl
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Bob Kohrherr
as Sam
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Kristin Moneagle
as Sarah
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Nada
as Liselotte
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Patrick Ragland
as Ex-Seminarian
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Jim Selfe
as Douglas' Sidekick
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John Siemens
as Dave
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Richard Wall
as Dougles
- Andre Morgan
