Movie

Love Is Strange

2014 · 98 min

A quiet, tender ache of a film, patient and humane, that lingers on small domestic frictions and the sting of being parted from the one you love.

Overview: After 39 years together, Ben and George finally tie the knot, but George loses his job as a result, and the newlyweds must sell their New York apartment and live apart, relying on friends and family to make ends meet.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, family, isolation, class
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: love
family
isolation
class
faith
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild