Boyfriends (film)

Boyfriends (film)

Infobox Film
name = Boyfriends


caption =
director = Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter
producer =
writer = Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter
narrator =
starring = James Dreyfus
music =
cinematography =
editing =
distributor =
released =
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country = UK
language = English
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amg_id = 1:136032
imdb_id = 0115741

"Boyfriends" is a 1996 British gay independent film. Three gay couples, all of whom are suffering relationship problems, spend a weekend at the seaside and learn how to deal with their issues from each other. The film was written and directed by Tom Hunsinger and Neil Hunter. The film was James Dreyfus' last role as an unknown before taking the part of Constable Goody in "The Thin Blue Line". The film also starred Mark Sands, Michael Urwin, Andrew Ableson, David Coffey, Darren Petrucci and Michael McGrath.

Plot

Paul, Matt and Will, three best friends decide to go on holiday together. Paul (James Dreyfus) brings his lover Ben, but their five-year relationship is unstable owing to Paul's continued moodiness over the death of his brother Mark; Matt brings Owen, with whom he wants a life-long relationship but whose boisterous personality doesn't suit him; and Will brings Adam, a 20-year old one-night stand. Mark's lover also comes along for some sense of closure.

Cast

Only the seven main characters and Mark appear throughout the entire film.

* James Dreyfus - Paul
* Mark Sands - Ben
* Michael Urwin - Matt
* Andrew Ableson - Owen
* David Coffey - Will
* Darren Petrucci - Adam
* Michael McGrath - James
* Russell Higgs - Mark

Critical Reception

"Boyfriends" won the 1996 Best Featured Film Award at the Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. General critical reviews were mixed, with one describing the film as "a biting, shrewd and scathingly funny dissection of gay relationships". [Guthmann, Edward (August 29, 1997), [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1997/08/29/DD12250.DTL `Boyfriends' Goes to the Unsettled Heart of Gay Relationships] , "San Francisco Chronicle". Retrieved January 6, 2007.] Another critic, however, wrote "Boyfriends suffers from too many soap-opera-like subplots that seem set up to create tension". [Russo, Lea, [http://www.boxoffice.com/boxoffice_scr/movie_reviews_result.asp?terms=2993 Boyfriends review] , Boxoffice.com. Retrieved January 6, 2007.]

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