Movie

The Man I Love

2027 · 95 min

A tender, aching portrait of love and art under the shadow of mortality, immersive and quietly devastating.

Overview: In late 1980s New York, Jimmy George, a Downtown performance artist living with AIDS, takes on one possibly last great role.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, warm and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Death, love, art, identity
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
love
art
identity
grief
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex strong