The Lost Language of Cranes (1991)

Directed by

Nigel Finch

Genre

drama film, romance film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man struggles to tell his parents he is gay while his father secretly explores his own hidden desires. The film weaves together their separate journeys toward honesty and connection in 1990s London.

intimateemotionalquiettendermelancholicslow-pacedreflective

What happens

The Lost Language of Cranes is a 1991 British made-for-television drama film directed by Nigel Finch. It was adapted for television by Sean Mathias, based on the 1986 novel of the same name by David Leavitt. The film was produced by the BBC for their Screen Two series and aired on 9 February 1992 after being shown at the London Film Festival in November 1991. It stars Brian Cox, Eileen Atkins, Angus Macfadyen, Corey Parker, Cathy Tyson, John Schlesinger, René Auberjonois, Ben Daniels and Nigel Whitmey. Cox was nominated for a British Academy Television Award for Best Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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