Sweet Jane (1998)Jane, an HIV-positive heroin addict, meets Tony, a young AIDS victim with no family, and the two form a bond. Director:Joe GaytonWriter:Joe Gayton |
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Sweet Jane (1998)Jane, an HIV-positive heroin addict, meets Tony, a young AIDS victim with no family, and the two form a bond. Director:Joe GaytonWriter:Joe Gayton |
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| Samantha Mathis | ... |
Jane
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| Barbara Pilavin | ... |
Old Woman Patient
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| Kimberly Scott | ... |
Dr. Gordon
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| Joseph Gordon-Levitt | ... | ||
| Derek Webster | ... |
Darryl
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| Nicki Micheaux | ... |
Martielle
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| Phil Fondacaro | ... |
Bob
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Russell Gray | ... |
Silhouette
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| Mary Woronov | ... |
Sales Lady
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Rex Ryan | ... |
Clemenzo
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| Bud Cort | ... |
Dr. Geiler
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| Daniel Roebuck | ... |
Kellygreen
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| Gary Bullock | ... |
Figure
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| William McNamara | ... |
Stan Bleeker
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Milton Quon | ... |
Korean Clerk
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Jane is a drug addict who is probably HIV-positive. Teenage boy Tony gets close to her and accepts her as a surrogate mother, but he's also terminally ill with AIDS. Written by Anonymous
This is something I would've wanted to see when I was a teenager.
The extraordinary relationship between the two could've gone on forever.
The love in this film isn't the usual, but a strange mix of affection and pity. Still making a great Romeo&Julie -touch to it. Its like Holy Matrimony(1994) done much deeper.
There are flaws, of course. Joseph Gordon-Levitt has been one of my favorite young actors, but I couldn't totally handle his acting in this film without drawing connections to the 3rd Rock´from the Sun. But somehow these flaws, like the old-fashioned dubbing in the end, just make the loneliness of the two greater.