No Easy Way

1996 1h 47m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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Matthew, a concert pianist played by Alan Boyce, has kept his HIV positive status secret and refuses help from family and doctors. On the night he loses his job playing mood music in a fancy hotel, Matthew meets a streetwise panhandler Diana and the pair become wary friends.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Alan Boyce
Matthew Livingston
Khandi Alexander
Diana Campbell
Gloria Stroock
Alice Jacobson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jeffrey Fine
Writers: Patrick Tobin
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jeffrey Fine, shot by Steven Douglas Smith. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Pamela Raymer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Alan Boyce and Khandi Alexander and Gloria Stroock carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0117189 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jeffrey Fine directs. Steven Douglas Smith behind the camera. Pamela Raymer cuts. Produced in United States of America.

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130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Jeffrey Fine, shot by Steven Douglas Smith. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Pamela Raymer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Alan Boyce and Khandi Alexander and Gloria Stroock carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0117189 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.