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Love Life
by Water Bearer Films
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DVD
Publisher: Water Bearer Films
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Actors: Stephen D. Gill; Stephanie Kirchen; Jill Cozine; Keith A. Bearden
The perfect marriage. The secret affairs. The love that will set them free...
Are the sexual secrets behind Joe and Mary's marriage of convenience strong enough to melt their perfect facade?
Joe, a gorgeous former professional baseball player turned coach, and Mary, his trophy wife with a trust fund, entered an unconventional union with an agreed upon code of conduct: outside affairs were acceptable under the precept of emotional detachment.
While renovating their dream home, however, Joe and Mary's arrangement begins to crack. Joe indulges his homosexual desires with secretive, anonymous sex... until his true emotions are unleashed after a dangerous liaison with the landscaper. Meanwhile, Mary's beautiful best friend from college (an out lesbian), coerces Mary to confront the fragile suppression of their past tryst.
With the truth out in the open, Joe and Mary must decide... can they continue their "comfortable" life of self-deception, or will they have the courage to set themselves free - to love honestly, regardless of the social price?
A cool, intelligent, and provocatively erotic examination of the illusory choices we make and the personal redemption we doggedly pursue, Love Life is as stunning and sexy as it is emotionally uplifting - an essential gay and lesbian-themed romantic drama from award-winning writer/director Damion Dietz ( Neverland ).
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| "Love Life" is a film that plays well for gays and lesbians. |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Love Life is a movie that tells the story of the false prison we keep ourselves in. Yet we all have the key to unlock the door.
It's one of those few films that plays well for gay and lesbians. Yes, it's a gay themed movie but it examines what many of us go through in our quest for self acceptance be it gay or straight.
The acting of the cast, Stephen D. Gill, Keith A. Beardon, Stephanie Kirchen and Jill Cozine is top notch!
It's classy, erotic, sensual and thought provoking. It shows that if you allow yourself to be honest you can unlock the true person inside of you. You will not be disappointed buying this dvd.
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| OK for what you can actually see |
| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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When I first saw the cover box at Blockbuster I was in awe of Stephen Gill's picture. He's a very handsome man in a beefcake sort of way. The storyline and Stephen were sure to make this a good movie. Unfortunately, the movie has a very weak story, a cheap porn-like soundtrack, and is very dark. I think they forgot to hire a lighting crew. I wouldn't not recommend it, but I also wouldn't say you had to rush out and buy it. Lucky for me I rented it.
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| Not what you expect |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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This DVD is not a movie as such. Its a drama that has been taken out of a documentary. Its not bad at all, but is not the type that will entertain those looking for a good love drama or sex filled adult porn movie. You realy need to read, look and listen between the lines. Its a deep movie for those who know whats going on or who have been on the same road.
This movie will teach you something if you know how to watch it properly.
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| Customer Rating: 1 out of 5 |
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I did not care for the movie at all. it was all comentary. i thought it was going to be a good judging by he description. if i would have knowen that is was like that i would have never bought. i was very disapponted.
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| A nice look at a gilded cage of denial... |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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Gay marriage and the idea of what if a gay man and a lesbian wed for convenience form the basis for this the latest film from indie auteur Damion Dietz. It's all about an arranged marriage of Mary and Joe for finances and appearances between a washed up pro ball player and his wealthy wife who wants to hide behind the facade of a happy homemaker. Joe has clandestine quickies on the side with men he finds in parks, and Mary just gives up sex completely. Everything is fine as long as neither of them finds emotional attachment. They are challenged by two people who ask for more than just sex from them - a handsome out landscaper and Mary's old college flame.
Dietz is a great visualist, and the film has an icy cool sheen that follows the construct far more than the characters. There is a great deal of nudity, but not too much of anyone is revealed. Everyone is wrapped in a protective layer that only barely gets dropped on occasion in the film. All of that is intentional as the movie has a languid pace similar to a Bergman film where things just happen and we witness events without too much explanation. If you like stylized melodrama, then this is the perfect film to sit down and soak up. Pretty people, pretty places, and an icy cool meditation on what happiness is and what it means to give it up are what you'll get.
The DVD is fullframe with a commentary from Dietz and lead actress Stephanie Kirchen (who you can see in every Damion Dietz film). It's a nicely made film, and the commentary is very enlightening and congenial (yes, I listen to these tracks). This is not a typical "gay" film. It's cool, removed, and detatched in style. It also features women equally as much as men. It's intelligent and meditative. Very interesting piece of work, and a must see for anyone who appreciates innovative and daring GLBT cinema that challenges the audience to think a good bit and fill in the blanks.
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