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Christine Vachon, producer of (among other things) Todd Haynes' films, was not kind to Longtime Companion during an appearance on World Entertainment Report in 1992. For her, it is a pathetic plea addressed by self-oppressing homosexuals to the dominant, straight society – a way of saying: "Sorry I'm gay, but please accept me as a human being nonetheless." Many viewers will disagree with her judgment, but there's no doubting that Norman René's film is virtually a gay, feature-length episode of thirtysomething, examining the devastating effects of the AIDS epidemic on a highly personable group of young professionals. A highlight is the sequence involving the "first gay kiss" on a television soap opera – assuredly more exciting than the lesbian kiss featured in 1991 on L.A. Law. MORE René: Prelude to a Kiss © Adrian Martin November 1992 |
