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Love and Death on Long Island (1998)

6.4/10 1h 33m Jul 03, 1998
Drama Romance

Curmudgeonly author Giles De'Ath, a widower with a marked distaste for modern popular culture, attempts to buy a ticket for a film adaptation of an E.M. Forster novel, but instead finds himself watching a tacky teen sex comedy. Yet when the beautiful Ronnie Bostock appears on the movie screen, Giles finds himself caught in a whirlwind of unanswered questions about both his own sexuality and his place in late 20th-century society.

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Movie Details

Original Title Love and Death on Long Island
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.1

Cast

John Hurt
John Hurt
Giles De'Ath
Popularity: 2.0
Jason Priestley
Jason Priestley
Ronnie Bostock
Popularity: 1.0
Fiona Loewi
Fiona Loewi
Audrey
Popularity: 0.2
Sheila Hancock
Sheila Hancock
Mrs. Barker
Popularity: 0.4
Harvey Atkin
Harvey Atkin
Lou
Popularity: 0.2
Maury Chaykin
Maury Chaykin
Irving Buckmuller
Popularity: 0.9
Gawn Grainger
Gawn Grainger
Henry
Popularity: 0.2
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Elizabeth Quinn
Mrs. Reed
Popularity: 0.0
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Linda Busby
Mrs. Abbott
Popularity: 0.0
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Bill Leadbitter
Eldridge
Popularity: 0.1
Anne Reid
Anne Reid
Maureen
Popularity: 0.7
Danny Webb
Danny Webb
Video Assistant
Popularity: 0.8

Key Crew

Editor Susan Shipton
Director Richard Kwietniowski
Writer Richard Kwietniowski
Producer Christopher Zimmer, Steve Clark-Hall

Production

BBC
GB
Arts Council of England
GB
British Screen Productions
GB
Skyline Films
GB
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Téléfilm Canada
CA

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Keywords

obsession long island, new york love writer infatuation obsessive love gay theme

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Sep 7, 2025

“Giles De’Ath” (John Hurt) is a rather reclusive writer who has largely shunned publicity until he goes to the cinema and inadvertently finds himself watching a piece of throwaway teen nonsense starring heartthrob “Ronnie” (Jason Priestly). For reasons that he can’t immediately explain t ... Read more

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Details
Release Date July 3, 1998
Runtime 1h 33m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.1
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