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Love and Death on Long Island

Love and Death on Long Island

19986.31h 33m

Overview

Curmudgeonly author Giles De'Ath, a widower with a marked distaste for modern popular culture, attempts to buy a ticket for a film adaptation of an E.M. Forster novel, but instead finds himself watching a tacky teen sex comedy. Yet when the beautiful Ronnie Bostock appears on the movie screen, Giles finds himself caught in a whirlwind of unanswered questions about both his own sexuality and his place in late 20th-century society.

Directed by Richard Kwietniowski
Written by Richard Kwietniowski, Gilbert Adair
Produced by Christopher Zimmer, Steve Clark-Hall
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Top Cast

John Hurt

John Hurt

Giles De'Ath

Jason Priestley

Jason Priestley

Ronnie Bostock

Fiona Loewi

Fiona Loewi

Audrey

Sheila Hancock

Sheila Hancock

Mrs. Barker

Harvey Atkin

Harvey Atkin

Lou

Maury Chaykin

Maury Chaykin

Irving Buckmuller

Gawn Grainger

Gawn Grainger

Henry

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Elizabeth Quinn

Mrs. Reed

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Linda Busby

Mrs. Abbott

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Bill Leadbitter

Eldridge

Themes & Keywords

obsessionlong island, new yorklovewriterinfatuationobsessive lovegay theme

About Love and Death on Long Island

Love and Death on Long Island is a drama, romance film released in 1998 exploring themes of obsession, long island, new york, love, writer, infatuation, obsessive love. Directed by Richard Kwietniowski, it stars John Hurt, Jason Priestley, Fiona Loewi. Curmudgeonly author Giles De'Ath, a widower with a marked distaste for modern popular culture, attempts to buy a ticket for a film adaptation of an E.M. Forster novel, but instead finds himself watching a tacky teen sex comedy. Yet when the beautiful Ronnie Bostock appears on the movie screen, Giles finds himself caught in a whirlwind of unanswered questions about both his own sexuality and his place in late 20th-century society.

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