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Released 12 years ago.
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Love Is Strange
2014 1h 38m EN
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6.3
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93%
CERTIFIED FRESH
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82
METACRITIC
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6.7
IMDB
★6.3TMDB · 318🍅93%Rotten Tomatoes●82Metacritic★6.7IMDB · 13,445
Drama
Synopsis
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After 39 years together, Ben and George finally tie the knot, but George loses his job as a result, and the newlyweds must sell their New York apartment and live apart, relying on friends and family to make ends meet.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
John Lithgow
Ben
Alfred Molina
George
Marisa Tomei
Kate
Darren E. Burrows
Elliot
Charlie Tahan
Joey
Cheyenne Jackson
Ted
Manny Perez
Roberto
Christina Kirk
Mindy
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ira Sachs
- Writers
- Mauricio Zacharias, Ira Sachs
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America, Greece, Brazil
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Greece, Brazil.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ira Sachs, shot by Christos Voudouris. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Affonso Gonçalves shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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John Lithgow and Alfred Molina and Marisa Tomei carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt2639344 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ira Sachs directs. Christos Voudouris behind the camera. Affonso Gonçalves cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, Greece, Brazil. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 12 years ago.
- 2International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Greece, Brazil.
- 3Directed by Ira Sachs, shot by Christos Voudouris. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Affonso Gonçalves shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5John Lithgow and Alfred Molina and Marisa Tomei carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt2639344 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Classified under 9 themes, including "new york city", "homophobia", "male homosexuality", "wedding".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Christos Voudouris
- Editing
- Affonso Gonçalves
- Production design
- Amy Williams
- Costume design
- Arjun Bhasin
- Makeup / hair
- Mike Potter
- VFX supervisor
- Lucien Harriot
- Sound
- Kent Sparling
- Stunt coordinator
- Anthony Vincent
- Runtime
- 98 min · 1h 38m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $2,262,223
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 93% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 82/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.7/10 · 13,445 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
2 wins & 24 nominations
Also by
Ira Sachs
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- PA
Parts & Labor
US
Faliro House Productions
GR
- FI
Film 50
US
Mutressa Movies
US
RT Features
BR
Key crew
- EditorAffonso Gonçalves
- Production DesignAmy Williams
- EditorMichael Taylor
- Script SupervisorVeronica Lupu
- CastingAvy Kaufman
- Executive ProducerAli Betil
- Executive ProducerAbraham Brown
- Executive ProducerRodrigo Teixeira
- Associate ProducerDan Fourrier
- Associate ProducerSally Blue
- Associate ProducerSteven M. Ballerini
- Line ProducerAllison Rose Carter
- ProducerJayne Baron Sherman
- Associate ProducerColin Bohrer
- Associate ProducerJisun Jamie Kim
- ProducerLucas Joaquin
- ProducerJay Van Hoy
- Associate ProducerMayank Bhatter
- Associate ProducerJoe Della Monica
- Executive ProducerMarcy Feller
- Associate ProducerMonica Lisette Boll
- Executive ProducerSophie Mas
- Executive ProducerBlythe Robertson
- Associate ProducerAl Parinello
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- new york city
- homophobia
- male homosexuality
- wedding
- gay marriage
- lgbt
- same sex marriage
- gay theme
- gay relationship
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2014-01-18· Sundance Film Festival
- Premiere2014-04-23· Tribeca Film Festival
- Premiere2014-06-12· Los Angeles Film Festival
- Theatrical2014-08-22R
Also known as
International titles
- O Amor é EstranhoBR
- El amor es extrañoES
- Η αγάπη είναι παράξενηGR
- Ahava hea mouzaraIL
- I toni dell'amoreIT
- Ljubav je čudna stvarRS
- Любовь - странная штукаRU
- Love Is StrangeGB
- Любовта е страннаBG
