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Love and Death on Long Island, 1997

Starring: John Hurt, Jason Priestley

Directed by: Richard Kwietniowski

Written by: Richard Kwietniowski

Language: English

Country: UK, Canada

Runtime: 93 min

MPAA Rating: PG_13

Rating:6.9

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The mood of Love and Death on Long Island is bittersweet, sentimental, and touching. The plot centers around the life of a writer, gender, and falling in love. It features dry humor. Love and Death on Long Island is a drama, independent, and comedy movie. In approach, it is realistic. The setting is London and New York. Love and Death on Long Island happens in the 1990s. It is based on a book. The movie is known for being an award winner and critically acclaimed.

Summary of Love and Death on Long Island

British novelist Giles De'Ath, a stuffy man who is completely oblivious to modern life and technologies, gets locked out of his house and settles for a visit to the cinema. Instead of the E.M. Forster adaptation that he intended to view, he is shocked to discover that he accidentally purchased a ticket to "Hotpants College 2." But before he can flee the theatre, he becomes mesmerized by the appearance of teen idol Ronny Bostock. Unable to shake or quench his thirst for the actor, he eventually travels to Long Island with the intentions of meeting him face to face. What begins as an awkward, distant relationship slowly becomes a mutual friendship that eventually concludes when the truth comes out. A funny and touching film based on the novel by Gilbert Adair.

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Language:	English
Country:	UK, Canada
Release date:	27 September 1997
Runtime:	93 min

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John Hurt

as Giles De'Ath

Jason Priestley

as Ronnie Bostock

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The Onion (A.V. Club)

An unpredictable, often funny, always winning film, Love And Death On Long Island is filled with low-key humor and sharp observations about the state of art at the close of the millennium. Full Review

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by: Keith Phipps

Entertainment Weekly

A highly original Death in Venice-scented comedy drama written and directed with flair by British feature novice Richard Kwietniowski. Full Review

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by: Lisa Schwarzbaum

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