Love Is Strange

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Annette Haywood-Carter directs. John J. Campbell behind the camera. Gil Talmi scores. Andy Horvitch cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
• 2Directed by Annette Haywood-Carter, shot by John J. Campbell. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 3Original score by Gil Talmi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 4Editor Andy Horvitch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 5Kate Nelligan and Ron Silver and Julie Harris carry the top of the cast.
• 6IMDB entry: tt0147016 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography

John J. Campbell

Original score

Gil Talmi

Editing

Andy Horvitch

Production design

Woody Crocker

Costume design

Christine Peters

Sound

Thomas J. Huth

Runtime

92 min · 1h 32m

Status

Released

Original language

EN

IMDB

Love Is Strange (1999) ↗

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Production companies

Who made it

• NO

  Noon Attack Pictures

  US

• HE

  Hearst Entertainment Productions

  US

Key crew

• ProducerGideon Amir
• Sound Re-Recording MixerThomas J. Huth
• Supervising Sound EditorBurton Weinstein
• EditorAndy Horvitch
• Costume DesignChristine Peters
• Sound Re-Recording MixerSam Black
• Script SupervisorHeidi Sturdevant
• Production DesignWoody Crocker

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• woman director

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical1999-02-08