Beloved/Friend


1h 31m 2000

Brief Synopsis

Jaume Clara discovers he is terminally ill. He develops a powerful attraction to David, one of his students. Meanwhile, one of Jaume's oldest friends is Pere, whose daughter Alba is pregnant by David. The story is one of inheritances: of the letter on the nature of love that Jaume writes for David;

Film Details

Also Known As
Ami/Amant, Amic/Amat, Amigo/Amante
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
2000
Production Company
StudioCanal; Televisi= De Catalunya (TVC); Televisi=n Espa±ola (TVE)
Distribution Company
Lauren Films; Strand Releasing

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 31m

Synopsis

Jaume Clara discovers he is terminally ill. He develops a powerful attraction to David, one of his students. Meanwhile, one of Jaume's oldest friends is Pere, whose daughter Alba is pregnant by David. The story is one of inheritances: of the letter on the nature of love that Jaume writes for David; of the baby that Alba is expecting, and of the relationship between Alba and her mother, in which they discuss Fanny's life before she married Pere.

Film Details

Also Known As
Ami/Amant, Amic/Amat, Amigo/Amante
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
2000
Production Company
StudioCanal; Televisi= De Catalunya (TVC); Televisi=n Espa±ola (TVE)
Distribution Company
Lauren Films; Strand Releasing

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 31m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in France January 12, 2000

Released in United States February 4, 2000

Released in United States Winter February 4, 2000

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 10-21, 1999.

Shown at OUTFEST '99: The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival July 8-19, 1999.

Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 17-27, 1999.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 13 - June 6, 1999.

Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of program "New Spanish Cinema" December 10-24, 1999.

color

Dolby

dialogue Catalan

subtitled English

rtg MPAA NONE

Released in France January 12, 2000

Released in United States February 4, 2000 (Screening Room; New York City)

Released in United States Winter February 4, 2000