March1989

  

Torch Song Trilogy: the movie

Torch Song Trilogy
New Line Cinema

Starring:
Harvey Fierstein
Anne Bancroft
Matthew Broderick
Brian Kerwin

By Sarah Coy
The worst nightmares and the best
dreams of every gay person are brought to
life on the screen in the form of Torch Song
Trilogy. Avoiding the pitfalls of conver-
' sion, Harvey Fiersteins’s drama retains the
vitality, realism and raw emotions that won
it awards for its original stage version.
Fierstein’s convincing acting is an
essential element of Torch Song’s success.
r The pain, joy and vulnerability of Arnold,
, who Fierstein also played on stage, is pal-
pable throughtout the movie. Be prepared
to take a roller coaster ride! From lonely
soliloquies to the joys of reconciliation,

Amold carries us through his life as a
member of a dying breed - a New York City
drag queen.

 

The movie spans the l970’s and ends
in the early ‘80’s. During this time Arnold,
realizes that he needs to take care of his own

emotional health first and foremost. He
becomes increasingly forthright in his
demands for respect from his mother,
played be Anne Bancroft, and for under-
standing from his lovers, played by Brian
Kerwin and Matthew Broderick(!). Life
spares this man nothing! He faces rejection,
violence and utter loneliness and again and
again his pride and commitment to himself
as a gay man pulls him through.

Torch Song Trilogy is a must see for
gay men and lesbians. You’11 soon forget
that you're in your home town theatre be-
cause this movie is completely uncensored
in its depiction of the Greenwich Village
gay male scene. The casual sex encounters
that characterize the bar life clearly reveal
the filrn’s pre-AIDS origins. Sub-cultural
jokes abound and the scattered laughs
throughout the theatre will tell you with
whom you share a common identity! Loss,
fear, anger, rapture, hilarity- Torch Song
has it all. And don’t forget your Kleenex!

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