With his latest, director Ira Sachs provides further proof of his narrative proficiency while delving into the most personal aspects of his previous long term relationship which crumbled in the hands of indecision and drug addiction. A heartbreaking chronicle of a decade long love affair and a strikingly honest depiction of modern gay culture rarely seen in cinema, Keep the Lights On is what so many Lgbt films of the past failed to achieve, candidly portraying the prevalent sexual casualty that often brings gay individuals together while sincerely rendering the challenges of a genuine romance with equal weight, all of which is lensed on the iconic streets of New York, outlined in the expressive, atavistic grain of Super 16.
Inhabiting Ira’s role, actor Thure Lindhardt plays Erik, a blond and toothy 30-something Danish documentarian in search of sex, love and professional fulfillment in the big city. Our first introduction sees...
Inhabiting Ira’s role, actor Thure Lindhardt plays Erik, a blond and toothy 30-something Danish documentarian in search of sex, love and professional fulfillment in the big city. Our first introduction sees...
- 2/12/2013
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
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