Tuesday, April 4, 2017

"The Normal Heart" - Larry Kramer Film!!

Last year, I watched the film The Normal Heart  (2014) starring Mark Ruffalo.  It is about activists in the NYC gay community in the early 1980s and the start of AIDS crisis.  Class yesterday reminded me of the movie because a lot of the topics and emotions we discussed are depicted in the film -- everything from the initial denial by the gay community itself to the government ignoring the situation to issues of heath insurance and more.

I definitely recommend watching it!

Also, as I was looking up the film just now, I saw that Larry Kramer actually wrote the script of the film!  It apparently originally was an autobiographical play he published in 1985 that was successful Off-Broadway -- the Wikipedia page about the play is pretty interesting.  Therefore it makes perfect sense that this film fits in well with our class discussion and the tone in his two pieces we read...

Here's the trailer:



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  1. hunterApril 5, 2017 at 4:29 PM

    This is such an incredible movie and play! I think this film is excellent in a couple of regards. First, it reflects the political disorganization and the divisions within the community. Kramer's anger alienated a lot of people. Also, Estelle's monologue towards the end highlights the unity between lesbians and gay men at this time.

    (And there's a small chance this play could be performed at Pomona for students to audition for next year, too...)

    Hunter

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  2. hunterApril 5, 2017 at 4:29 PM

    This is such an incredible movie and play! I think this film is excellent in a couple of regards. First, it reflects the political disorganization and the divisions within the community. Kramer's anger alienated a lot of people. Also, Estelle's monologue towards the end highlights the unity between lesbians and gay men at this time.

    (And there's a small chance this play could be performed at Pomona for students to audition for next year, too...)

    Hunter

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