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Chris & Don. A Love Story (2007) -- The love story between British writer, Christopher Isherwood (whose book 'The Berlin Stories' inspired the musical and film Cabaret) and Don Bachardy, American portrait artist.
Chris & Don. A Love Story (2007) -- Clip: Death of Chris
Chris & Don. A Love Story (2007) -- Clip: Don's emergence as an artist
Chris & Don. A Love Story (2007) -- Clip: Chris and Don's first encounter
Chris & Don. A Love Story (2007) -- Clip: Chris writes about Don

Overview

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Release Date:
13 June 2008 (USA) more
Tagline:
No one believed they could last so long...
Plot:
The love story between British writer, Christopher Isherwood (whose book 'The Berlin Stories' inspired the musical and film Cabaret) and Don Bachardy, American portrait artist. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
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Cast

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W.H. Auden ... Himself (archive footage)
Don Bachardy ... Himself - Narrator (voice)
Ted Bachardy ... Himself
James Berg ... Himself (as Jim Berg)

John Boorman ... Himself
Paul Bowles ... Himself (archive footage)
Katherine Bucknell ... Herself
Leslie Caron ... Herself
Eduardo Correia ... Ahmed
E.M. Forster ... Himself (archive footage)
Chris Freman ... Himself

Charlie Gordon ... First Dinner Guest
Kenneth Grimes ... Paul Bowles (as Ken Grimes)
Sara S. Hodson ... Herself
Evelyn Hooker ... Herself (archive footage)
Aldous Huxley ... Himself (archive footage)
Christopher Isherwood ... Himself (archive footage)
Dan Kael ... Model
Matt Kelling ... Ted Bachardy

Burt Lancaster ... Himself (archive footage)
Jack Larson ... Himself

Herbert Lom ... Himself

Anna Magnani ... Herself (archive footage)
Mike Makepeace ... Model
James Malloy ... Second Dinner Guest (as Jim Malloy)
W. Somerset Maugham ... Himself (archive footage)

Liza Minnelli ... Herself

Christopher Murray ... Himself
Michael Norwood ... Don Bachardy
Marisa Pavan ... Herself
Swami Prabhavananda ... Himself (archive footage)
Shayn Scott ... Christopher Isherwood
Dodie Smith ... Herself (archive footage)
Igor Stravinsky ... Himself (archive footage)

Gloria Stuart ... Herself
James White ... Himself (as James P. White)
Tennessee Williams ... Himself (archive footage)
Stefan Wills ... Model

Michael York ... Himself - Narrator
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
USA:Not Rated

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16 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
A beautiful movie, 25 November 2007
9/10
Author: mmrossner from Los Angeles

Presented at the Telluride Film Festival, this is one of the most touching, romantic and cinematically innovative movies I've seen in a long time. First of all, let's not forget this is a documentary, with all the visual and narrative difficulties associated with the genre. Second, it's the love story between two men. Yet, it is more emotionally involving than if it was a fictionalized version, and this is because as you watch it you are aware all that is told is absolutely true. Notwithstanding this, the movie never indulges on the aspect of homosexuality, but it looks at this as just an extraordinary story of passion between two persons bound both emotionally and artistically. Never boring, not even for one second, "Chris and Don", produced and directed by Guido Santi and Tina Mascara, is an original way to tell a love story by mixing current footage with archive material and cartoons that results in a coherent and compelling storytelling. Reminiscent in style of "The Kid Stays in the Picture" and similar documentaries centering on real personalities, it has a beautiful musical score and benefits from a rhythmic, involving editing.

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