Love and Death on Long Island


1h 33m 1997

Brief Synopsis

A reclusive British writer becomes obsessed with an American teen idol and eventually pursues him to his Long Island home, filling his head with dreams of a truly European career. This head-on collision of cultures results in unstoppable consequences.

Film Details

Also Known As
Amour et Mort a Long Island
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
Cinepix Film Properties Productions (CFP)/Lionsgate
Location
London, England, United Kingdom; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

Synopsis

A reclusive British writer becomes obsessed with an American teen idol and eventually pursues him to his Long Island home, filling his head with dreams of a truly European career. This head-on collision of cultures results in unstoppable consequences.

Film Details

Also Known As
Amour et Mort a Long Island
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
Cinepix Film Properties Productions (CFP)/Lionsgate
Location
London, England, United Kingdom; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the 1998 award for Best First Feature from the New York Film Critics Circle.

Limited Release in United States March 6, 1998

Released in United States Spring March 6, 1998

Released in United States on Video January 19, 1999

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States February 1997

Released in United States August 1997

Released in United States October 1997

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States January 1998

Shown at New York Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Berlin Panorama) February 13-24, 1997.

Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival August 1O-24, 1997.

Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 2-12, 1997.

Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 9-19, 1997.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.

Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 8-19, 1998.

Feature directorial debut for Richard Kwietniowski.

Began shooting April 8, 1996.

Completed shooting May 25, 1996.

Limited Release in United States March 6, 1998

Released in United States Spring March 6, 1998

Released in United States on Video January 19, 1999

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.)

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 29 - September 1, 1997.)

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.)

Released in United States February 1997 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Berlin Panorama) February 13-24, 1997.)

Released in United States August 1997 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival August 1O-24, 1997.)

Released in United States October 1997 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 2-12, 1997.)

Released in United States October 1997 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 9-19, 1997.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.)

Released in United States January 1998 (Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 8-19, 1998.)