Watch Parting Glances (1986) Free Online

Release Date: 1986

Cast: John Bolger, Richard Ganoung, Adam Nathan, Kathy Kinney, Patrick Tull, Steve Buscemi

Categories: Movies, LGBT, Indie, Gay, Comedy, Gay Interest, Gay Themed, Black comedy, Romance Film, Tragicomedy

Parting Glances is an American film shot in 1984 and released in 1986. With its realistic look at urban gay life in the Ronald Reagan era and at the height of the AIDS crisis, many film critics consider it an important movie in the history of gay cinema. It was also one of the first American films to address the AIDS-HIV pandemic. First-time director Bill Sherwood died of complications due to AIDS in 1990 without ever completing another film. The story revolves around a gay male couple, Robert and Michael, in their late twenties, living in New York City. Robert (John Bolger) is leaving for... MORE

Parting Glances is an American film shot in 1984 and released in 1986. With its realistic look at urban gay life in the Ronald Reagan era and at the height of the AIDS crisis, many film critics consider it an important movie in the history of gay cinema. It was also one of the first American films to address the AIDS-HIV pandemic. First-time director Bill Sherwood died of complications due to AIDS in 1990 without ever completing another film. The story revolves around a gay male couple, Robert and Michael, in their late twenties, living in New York City. Robert (John Bolger) is leaving for two years on a work assignment in Africa while his partner, Michael (Richard Ganoung), stays behind. Michael's ex-boyfriend, Nick (Steve Buscemi), for whom Michael cooks, looks after and is still in love with, has AIDS. Parting Glances plays out over a two-day period with scenes taking place at a farewell party for Robert hosted by the couple's friend, Joan (Kathy Kinney), and at a dinner party hosted by Robert's employer, Cecil (Patrick Tull), and his wife, Betty (Yolande Bavan), who have an unconventional marriage. While classified as a drama, the film also contains many comedic moments. LESS