Love Is Strange
2014
***½
Director: Ira Sachs
Cast: John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei, Charlie Tahan, Cheyenne Jackson, Harriet Sansom Harris, Darren Burrows, Christian Coulson, John Cullum
Ben and George, an elderly gay couple from New York, finally tie the knot. Their bliss is short-lived when George loses his job as a direct result of the marriage. The men are forced to sell their apartment, move apart, and lodge with their friends and relatives. This sweet romantic drama depicts a long-term grown-up relationship, which is refreshing when the cinema screens are usually occupied with young and beautiful people and their first rush of attraction. Ben and George must face new circumstances, but the love between them is never in doubt. On the contrary, when they are forced to live with their friends, they get to know them better than they would care to. The film is wonderfully acted but a bit slow-paced for its own good.
