Henry May Long (2008)

Henry May and Henry Long are old friends from college who have not seen each other in quite a while. They meet one day in the street by happy accident - or so it seems. They re-kindle their friendship and we discover that each needs the other, but for different reasons. Together they take a journey away from family and pressures in New York. In the harbor town of New Bedford, the truth comes out ... See full summary »

Director:

Randy Sharp

Writer:

Randy Sharp

Stars:

Christian Camargo, Brian Barnhart, Edmund Genest

12 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Christian Camargo	...	Henry May
Brian Barnhart	...	Henry Long
Edmund Genest	...	Marchforth May
Laurie Kilmartin	...	Monday May
Edgar Oliver	...	Edgar Latin
Wren Arthur	...	Lily
Christopher Swift	...	Aronsson
David Crabb	...	Alan Taylor
Jim Sterling	...	Gunther
Margo Passalaqua	...	Caroline Hagner
Joe Fuer	...	King Harris
Rebecca Wisocky	...	Mary
George Demas	...	Grinell
Marc Palmieri	...	Sites
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anthony Lambert	...	'Slide' Drinker

Storyline

Late in the nineteenth century, Henry May, New York's golden child, has reached the end of a long road to self destruction. In debt and drug addicted, he is simply marking time until his eventual exile into poverty and oblivion. On the other side of the city Henry Long carefully observes May's decline, devoting his brilliant mind to the constant surveillance of his former school friend. May and Long finally meet and begin a complicated and dangerous odyssey that leads them to the sea and beyond. The houses and families of New York's golden age as well as the timeless underworld of the city are vividly brought to life as May and Long journey to the possible resolution of both their troubled lives. Both men discover what they have lost to get where they are, what they are willing to risk to get what they want and what they are willing to lose to live.

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Plot Keywords:

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Taglines:

What would you risk to get what you want?

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official MySpace Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Lockwood-Mathews Mansion - 295 West Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Help the Bombardier

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Dark Period Drama - Ugh

This film with fine production values features secrets and how friends use each other. Henry May Long is a very well-acted, dimly lit, depressing turn-of-the-century period piece about a friendship between a fatally ill man and a melancholy, indebted junkie. Talky drawing room dramas are not my cup of tea, and all the crying wears thin. Recommended if you like independent, slyly intellectual, slow-paced Merchant Ivory-type features.

I suspected that the main characters were in love, but their connection was so intimated, it didn't really have the emotional impact of 'Brokeback Mountain.' It features some good writing with a scene discussing how to disappear in life, but it is truly a dark and depressing film.