Review of Longtime Companion (1989) by Michelle C — 07 Dec 2007

I should have watched it on Dec 1, but anyways, it's about love and care. Tears kept falling on my face ...

This review of Longtime Companion (1989) was written by Michelle C on 07 Dec 2007.

Longtime Companion has generally received positive reviews.

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By Neville K (66) on 15 Nov 2007

An important film but not necessarily a good one. It's like a gay, 80s, 100 minute long soap opera with no real melodramatic weeping moment…

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By Terri H (1,064) on 09 Oct 2008

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By Michael O (1,073) on 31 May 2008

So REAL & GROUNDBREAKING...the first of it's kind to show the gay community as real people, not stereotypes…

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Longtime Companion is a timely cinematic achievement that sheds light on the AIDS crisis of the 1980s and the scores of gay men affected by…

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By Bloodmarsh K (498) on 24 Mar 2012

A product of the time it was made. Serves as a good historical marker for the early days of the AIDS epidemic and LGBT history in general…

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By Brent M (349) on 16 Jul 2008

One of the best, and so true for those of us who have lost those closest to us in this pandemic…

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By Mark F (961) on 14 Oct 2007

Touching movie and it made me miss a lot of my friends who have left this world…

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By Warren S (291) on 16 Nov 2007

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