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Love And Human Remains

Rated R for strong sexual content, language, violence and some drug use.

R In Theaters 06/2/1995 , 100min.
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Based upon a play by screenwriter Brad Fraser, Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love, Denys Arcand's dark-humored drama Love and Human Remains follows the lives of a group of young Canadians, with a particular focus on their romantic and sexual experiences. The central characters are two roommates, David and Candy. The cynical, witty David is a former television actor turned waiter, the lonely, dissatisfied Candy a book critic; the two were formerly lovers, before David proclaimed his homosexuality. Candy is also questioning her sexuality, having begun a lesbian affair after wondering if her failures with men indicates she might be happier with a woman; meanwhile, David is becoming acquainted with Kane, a handsome, young busboy of uncertain sexuality who idolizes the older David. The other members of the ensemble are also somehow connected to the roommates, through friendship or romance, including Benita, a young dominatrix and part-time psychic, and Bernie, a boastful but insecure young businessman. The couplings and shifting relationships of these characters are intercut with the rather more severe story of a serial murderer who has been terrorizing the city's women, allowing Arcand to place the film's melodramatic elements in an edgier context.
  • MPAA Rating: R
  • Genre(s): Drama
  • Run Time: 100min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 06/02/1995
  • Distributor(s): Max Films
  • Director(s): Denys Arcand
  • Starring: Thomas Gibson , Ruth Marshall , Cameron Bancroft , Mia Kirshner , Joanne Vannicola
  • Themes: Serial Killers,Faltering Friendships,Twentysomething Life
  • Tone: Irreverent,Ominous,Quirky,Tense,Stylish,Witty
  • Keywords: romance,roommate,serial-killer,sexual-orientation,yuppies
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