Torch Song Trilogy with Anne Bancroft: DVD Cover

    Torch Song Trilogy Director: Paul Bogart Cast: Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick, Harvey Fierstein, Brian Kerwin

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    • DVD Release Date: 05/04/2004
    • Original Release: 1988
    • Rating: Rated R
    • Sales Rank: 14,612

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    Side #1 --
    1. Arnold in the Closet [2:04]
    2. Young and/or Beautiful [5:06]
    3. Main Titles/Dames [5:20]
    4. Ed, the Sagittarius [6:39]
    5. A Fresh Scrubbed Morning [2:14]
    6. Romantic Rural Livin' [2:34]
    7. The Wrong Birthday Guest [7:40]
    8. "I'm Not Mad, I'm Jealous" [2:34]
    9. What Do Men Want? [6:54]
    10. Love for Sale, but No Manners [4:47]
    11. A Perfect Gentleman [3:18]
    12. Svelte [3:15]
    13. Young and in Love in New York [3:00]
    14. With Love, From Ellen... Alan! [1:21]
    15. Death or Florida [2:20]
    16. As Civilized As It Gets [3:27]
    17. Meet the Competition [2:41]
    18. Having Words [3:23]
    19. "Marry Me!" [2:09]
    20. Their First Last Night [1:33]
    21. "Don't Call Me Ma" [5:57]
    22. Things She Didn't Know [7:37]
    23. Comparitive Grief [5:15]
    24. Respect or Nothing [5:29]
    25. No More Fooling Around [7:05]
    26. An Armful of Love and Pain [2:57]
    27. End Credits [8:21]

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    Harvey Fierstein's Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway hit was adapted for the screen by Fierstein himself. The playwright also repeats his stage role of female impersonator Arnold Beckoff, aka nightclub entertainer "Virginia Hamm." The three-part plotline, whittled down to accommodate the film's 117-minute running time, concerns Arnold's seriocomic efforts to find a lasting relationship. We first meet Arnold in 1971, when his heart is broken by his bisexual lover (Brian Kerwin). Next we find Arnold in 1973, enjoying short-lived happiness with his true love (Matthew Broderick). The final act takes place in 1980: Arnold, still grieving over Broderick's sudden death and struggling to raise the young boy that the couple had adopted, has a long-anticipated showdown with his uncompromising mother, superbly played by Anne Bancroft. A witty film that is by turns touching and outrageous, Torch Song Trilogy works well despite its somewhat soft-pedaled approach to the material. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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    January 19, 2005: When I first saw Torch Song Trilogy, I had only seen a few movies that included gay characters, and most of those showed gays in both a limited and a negative role. Certainly, none of them came close to exploring how I felt as a gay man. This movie changed that. I watched with amazement at how much Harvey Fierstein?s character matched my life and expressed how I felt. Actually, I wasn?t a gravel-voiced, Jewish drag queen who sang torch songs, but Harvey?s outlandish character experienced the same need for love and acceptance that other gays experience. In fact, he even manages to capture the universal desire for all people to know love of every kind. Fierstein adapted the screenplay from his Tony-winning drama of the same title, bringing it to the big screen in 1988. Though parts of it might seem dated, the struggles of his character (Arnold) continue to epitomize the struggles of gays and lesbians everywhere. Of course, Fierstein gets helps from great co-stars like Anne Bancroft (as Arnold?s mother), Brian Kerwin (as Arnold?s lover at the beginning of the movie), and Matthew Broderick (as the new man that Arnold slowly learns to trust). Despite seeing this movie countless times, I still feel empathy for Arnold in his struggles. I also still feel ambivalence toward the way he treats his mother; despite her flaws, I think she really wants to understand and love unconditionally. Overall, I can?t think of many gay movies that I suggest as readily or as often as Torch Song Trilogy. Watch it. Then watch it again. I certainly will.

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    October 19, 2003: Im in search for the excellent movie: Torch Song Trilogy, but I needed in DVD format x with the way I can send it to Europe, to my friends in Spain, please can you help me, I will pay you any thing, can you make me one copy for me x with the way the can be watch in my lover house in Spain? Please, help. Thanks, Louigghy@aol.com

    This review was written about the VHS edition.


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