Love and Death on Long Island

Mar 6 1998 PG-13 1h 33m
Comedy, Drama

Curmudgeonly author Giles De'Ath, a widower with a marked distaste for modern popular culture, attempts to buy a ticket for a film adaptation of an E.M. Forster novel, but instead finds himself watching a tacky teen sex comedy. Yet when the beautiful Ronnie Bostock appears on the movie screen, Giles finds himself caught in a whirlwind of unanswered questions about both his own sexuality and his place in late 20th-century society.

Plot

Giles De'Ath (Sir John Hurt) is a widower who doesn't like anything modern. He goes to movies and falls in love with movie star Ronnie Bostock (Jason Priestly). He then investigates everything about the movie and Ronnie. After that, he travels to Long Island City, where Ronnie lives, and meets him, pretending that Ronnie is a great actor, and that's why Giles admires him.

Written by

Gilbert Adair, Richard Kwietniowski

Directed by

Richard Kwietniowski

Cast

John Hurt, Jason Priestley, Fiona Loewi

Crew

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Production Countries

Canada, United Kingdom

Production Companies

BBC, Arts Council of England, British Screen Productions

Languages

Deutsch, English, Français

Awards

Won 1 BAFTA Award4 wins & 4 nominations total

Trailers
Love And Death On Long Island Trailer 1998
Scores
# of Votes
4,223
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
80
Popularity
NA