Together Alone (film)

Infobox Film
name = Together Alone


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director = P.J. Castellaneta
producer = P.J. Castellaneta
writer = P.J. Castellaneta
narrator =
starring = Terry Curry
Todd Stites
music = Wayne Alabardo
cinematography = David Dechant
editing = P.J. Castellaneta
Maria Lee
distributor = Frameline
released = September 13 1991 (Toronto Film Festival)
September 24 1992 (USA)
runtime = 87 mins.
country = United States
language = English
budget = $7,000
gross = $110,505 (USA)
preceded_by =
followed_by =
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amg_id = 1:119304
imdb_id = 0105611

"Together Alone" is a 1991 drama film written and directed by P.J. Castellaneta.

Plot

Bryan meets a man called Bill in a bar. They go back to Bryan's home and have unprotected sex. Later, they wake up and talk. Bryan discovers that Bill's real name is Brian, and that he is bisexual. They spend hours talking, covering topics including AIDS, sexuality, feminism, role-play and Emily Dickinson.Citation
last = Canby
first = Vincent
author-link = Vincent Canby
title = Review/Film; Reflections on and of Gay Concerns
newspaper = New York Times
date = 1992-09-23
url =http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE6D91339F930A1575AC0A964958260
accessdate =2008-03-05 ]

Cast

*Terry Curry as Brian
*Todd Stites as Bryan

Production

P.J. Castellaneta directed, wrote, produced, edited and even catered "Together Alone".Citation
last = Baumgarten
first = Marjorie
title = Together Alone
newspaper = The Austin Chronicle
date = 2008-03-05
url =http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Calendar/Film?Film=oid%3A139274 ] It was made on a budget of $7,000 and shot on 16mm black-and-white film. It was filmed over weekends and evenings in Castellaneta's own apartment. [cite web
last = Krach
first = Aaron
authorlink = Aaron Krach
title = P.J. Castellaneta Says, "Relax. . . It's Just Sex"
publisher = indieWIRE
url = http://www.indiewire.com/people/int_Castellaneta_PJ_990308.html
accessdate =2008-03-05 ]

Reception

In 1991, the film won the audience award at the San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. The following year it won the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film and the Best Art House Film award at the Berlin International Film Festival [Citation
last = Rockwell
first = John
author-link = John Rockwell
title = 'Grand Canyon' Wins The First Prize At Berlin Festival
newspaper = New York Times
date = 1992-02-25
url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE5D6123CF936A15751C0A964958260
accessdate=2008-03-05] and the award for Best Feature Film at the Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. Writing for "The Austin Chronicle", Marjorie Barmgauten called the film "forthright and artistically accomplished". In his book "Bisexual Characters in Film", Wayne M. Bryant said that with the character of Brian, Castellaneta "manages to reinforce every existing negative stereotype about bisexual men".cite book
last = Bryant
first = Wayne M.
title = Bisexual Characters in Film: From Anaïs to Zee
publisher = Haworth Press
date = 1997
pages = 76
url = http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=pp3uzTxk4fwC
isbn =078900142X ]

References

External links

*imdb title|0105611|title=Together Alone