The Lost Language of Cranes

Starring: Brian Cox; Eileen Atkins & Angus MacFadyen Director: Nigel Finch

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Additional Release Material:

• Interviews - Crew

Product Description:

A father and son reveal their homosexuality in this tender comedy.

Plot Synopsis:

A married, supposedly heterosexual man, has been secretly engaged in homosexual activity for years -- picking up men in male porno theaters and hiding his short-lived affairs from his wife and son. When the son announces to his parents that he is gay, the man is forced to confront his own homosexuality and the hypocrisy of his marriage and his life.

Plot Keywords:

Comedy | Family Interaction | Gay / Lesbian | Social Issues

Production Notes:

• The film changed the novel's New York City setting to London, England, where it was shot.
• Broadcast on PBS as a presentation of "Great Performances", on June 24, 1992. Partially funded by the Dorothy and Lewis Cullman Drama Development Fund.
• "Great Performances: The Lost Language of Cranes" presenters:
  KERA (Dallas/Fort Worth/Denton)
  KQED (San Francisco)
  Maryland Public Television (MPT)
  South Carolina Educational Television (SCETV)
  WTTW (Chicago)
• Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 8-15, 1992; shown at London Film Festival November 6-21, 1991. Shown at the Gay & Lesbian Media Coalition's "Out on the Screen" festival March 20, 1992.
• Broadcast in the UK in early 1992.
• Shot in 16mm.
• The crew also included: Kim Powers, dramaturg ("Great Performances"), Kimberly Meyers, director of drama ("Great Performances") and Gary Clare, director of creative development ("Great Performances") and Jac Venza, executive producer ("Great Performances").

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