Torch Song Trilogy

Torch Song Trilogy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-12-14

Languages:

English, Hebrew

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

120 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (5298 Reviews)

Director:

Paul Bogart

Cast:

Writer:

Harvey Fierstein (play)

Harvey Fierstein (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Tony Award-winning actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein re-creates his role as the unsinkable Arnold Beckoff in this film adaptation of the smash Broadway play TORCH SONG TRILOGY. A very personal story that is both funny and poignant, TORCH SONG TRILOGY chronicles a New Yorker's search for love, respect and tradition in a world that seems not especially made for him. From Arnold's hilarious steps toward domestic bliss with a reluctant school teacher, to his first truly promising love affair with a young fashion model, Arnold's greatest challenge remains his complicated relationship with his mother. But armed with a keenly developed sense of humor and oftentimes piercing wit, Arnold continues to test the commonly accepted terms of endearment--and endurance--in a universally affecting story that confirms that happiness is well worth carrying a torch for.

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