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Dominican Rep. Longtime Companion
- Original title
- Longtime Companion
- Year
- 1989
- Running time
- 98 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Campbell Scott- Stephen Caffrey
Bruce Davison
Dermot Mulroney- Brian Cousins
- John Dossett
- Mark Lamos
Michael Schoeffling
Mary-Louise Parker- Patrick Cassidy
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Gay & Lesbian. Disease/illness. AIDS. Friendship. Independent Film (US)
- Synopsis
- Perhaps the first film to put a human face on the AIDS epidemic, Longtime Companion follows the lives of a small circle of friends from the first mention of the disease in the New York Times in 1981. First referred to as "Gay-Related-Immune-Disorder," we watch the effect of the disease as it devastates the lives of our protagonists. Jumping between Manhattan and Fire Island, vignettes carry us from the it-couldn't-happen-to-me mentality of the early days of the disease to the invasive effect it has had on all of our lives, today. The title of the film comes from the New York Times' refusal to acknowledge homosexual relationships in their obituary section during this period. Instead, survivors were referred to as "Longtime Companions" of the deceased.
- Awards
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1990: Nominated for Oscar: Best Supporting Actor (Bruce Davison)1990: Golden Globes: Best Supporting Actor (Bruce Davison)1990: Sundance: Audience Award1990: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Supporting Actor (Bruce Davison)1990: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Nominated for Best Supp. Actor (Davison)1990: Independent Spirit Awards: Best Supp. Actor (Bruce Davison)
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