Love Is Strange

Name: Love Is Strange
Genre: Drama
Released: August 22, 2014
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 82
Cast: Alfred Molina, Charlie Tahan, Darren E. Burrows, John Lithgow, Marisa Tomei

2014

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: August 22, 2014 | R

Starring: Alfred Molina, Charlie Tahan, Darren E. Burrows, John Lithgow, Marisa Tomei

Summary: Ben (John Lithgow) and George (Alfred Molina) take advantage of New York's new marriage laws and tie the knot after being together for 39 years. Unfortunately, the Catholic school where George teaches does not approve, and they reluctantly fire him, forcing the couple to split up and stay with friends while they sell their apartment andBen (John Lithgow) and George (Alfred Molina) take advantage of New York's new marriage laws and tie the knot after being together for 39 years. Unfortunately, the Catholic school where George teaches does not approve, and they reluctantly fire him, forcing the couple to split up and stay with friends while they sell their apartment and look for cheaper housing. George crashes with two gay police officers, while Ben, who's a painter, bunks with his nephew's family in Brooklyn—a temporary situation that weighs heavily on all involved. [Sony Pictures Classics]… Expand

Director: Ira Sachs

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 94 min

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Andrew O'Hehir

Aug 22, 2014

You need to give Love Is Strange your eyes and ears and attention, let it work its effects on you gradually, like the lovely Chopin piano music that forms the spine of its soundtrack. Read full review

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Joe McGovern

Aug 13, 2014

Sachs, Molina, and Lithgow have given adult moviegoers a perfect piece of summer counterprogramming — a warm, humane, resplendent romance to savor while our days are still long. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Jan 27, 2014

Love Is Strange never feels anything less than authentic, like a true story shared by close friends. Read full review

Keith Phipps

Aug 19, 2014

Neither Molina nor Lithgow are stranger to big performances, but here, they offer studies in restraint, underplaying dramatic moments in ways that make them all the more powerful. Read full review

Empire Angie Errigo

Feb 2, 2015

Elevated from nice to beautifully memorable by wonderful performances and thoughtful direction of perfect small moments. Read full review

Rene Rodriguez

Sep 4, 2014

Sometimes, love can feel like hate or annoyance — it is, as the title states, strange. But sometimes, more often than not, it can be a wonderful thing. Read full review

Mike Scott

Oct 3, 2014

Love is Strange doesn't really have any sort of sense of urgency about it. To the contrary, it feels rather mundane, as their problems -- while both unfortunate and unfair -- feel relatively small when put in perspective. Read full review

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SaintRuben

Aug 31, 2014

Mike and I saw "Love is Strange" today at an early show in Evanston, and we think it's a great film that deserves all the great reviews it's been getting. It's a touching story of an aging gay couple who find themselves having to live with relatives and friends after the breadwinner losesMike and I saw "Love is Strange" today at an early show in Evanston, and we think it's a great film that deserves all the great reviews it's been getting. It's a touching story of an aging gay couple who find themselves having to live with relatives and friends after the breadwinner loses his job as a music teacher at a Catholic school, because he made it public that he married his partner of forty years. Marisa Tomei's performance as the neice in law is a great performance. Alfred Molina and John Lithgow actually have screen chemistry because they are good friends in real life. The tenderness portrayed in this film is accented by the classical piano soundtrack. It's scares me that many people in the real world become desperate after losing their jobs, that this story comes off as almost true to life. Mike and I were touched by how gentle this couple is to each other. It's certainly a film about gay marriage that the American public should watch, if they only stop being so discriminatory to be more open minded. This is a great film, and I loved it like a great realistic novel where you get to know the characters, and care for them deeply. This is one great film!

I just spent the last hour on www.metacritic.com/movie/love-is-strange reading raving reviews from all over the country about this movie. They all love the simple details of this romantic realist story about a couple going through difficult times, that many critics say this story is deeply human and universal, and shouldn't be seen as just a "gay marriage" movie. It's more than that. It's a deeply human story! It's soundtrack of classical piano make the simplest gestures of these characters heartwarming and heartbreaking, as when John Lithgow's character reaches out an grabs Alfred Molina's character(George) in a public place at a music concert. The music is so romantic, but the story is so real, and when these characters sweeten up to each other, we wish the best for them, and it breaks our hearts. Critics love this movie, and for a good cause. This is one expertly described film. The performance by the nephew becomes more and more moving as the film goes on. The path of love never did run smooth, as Shakespeare wrote in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," and that's so true for this movie. Go see it if you can.

Peace, Love, and Best Wishes, Ruben and Mike.… Expand