Love & Human Remains

– Dreary urban landscape of an anonymous Canadian city. Dark comedy about a group of twentysomethings ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
1993
Love & Human Remains (1993)

Dreary urban landscape of an anonymous Canadian city. Dark comedy about a group of twentysomethings looking for love and meaning in the '90s. The film focuses on roommates David, a gay waiter who has has given up on his acting career, and Candy, a book reviewer who is also David's ex-lover. David and Candy's lives are entangled with those of David's friends and Candy's dates.

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Love & Human Remains (1993) - Trailer

Release Date:

23 Jun 1995

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Denys Arcand

Writer:

Brad Fraser (play), Brad Fraser (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Thomas Gibson, Ruth Marshall, Cameron Bancroft, Mia Kirshner

Plot:

Set in a dreary urban landscape of Edmonton, LOVE AND HUMAN REMAINS is a dark comedy about a group of twentysomethings looking for love and meaning in the '90s. The film focuses on roommates David, a gay waiter who has has given up on his acting career, and Candy, a book reviewer who is also David's ex-lover. David and Candy's lives are entangled with those of David's friends (a busboy, a psychic dominatrix, and a misogynistic civil-servant) and Candy's dates (a male bartender and a lesbian schoolteacher). Meanwhile, a serial killer menaces the concrete and asphalt neighbourhood in which David and Candy live.

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations.

Production:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
69%