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Parting Glances

Parting Glances

Comedy · Drama · 1986

Michael and Robert, two gay men living in Brooklyn, spend their last day together before Robert leaves for Africa on work assignment. Michael still has feelings for his friend Nick, who has AIDS.

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Parting Glances

“A (very) independent film”

1986 Comedy · Drama 1h 30m

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6.9 / 10

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Michael and Robert, two gay men living in Brooklyn, spend their last day together before Robert leaves for Africa on work assignment. Michael still has feelings for his friend Nick, who has AIDS.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Bill Sherwood

Written by

Bill Sherwood

Richard Ganoung

Richard Ganoung

Michael

John Bolger

John Bolger

Robert

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Nick

Adam Nathan

Adam Nathan

Peter

Kathy Kinney

Kathy Kinney

Joan

P

Patrick Tull

Cecil

Y

Yolande Bavan

Betty

Court is in session

Put Parting Glances on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.