Love & Human Remains (1993)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Denys Arcand

Writers:

Brad Fraser (play), Brad Fraser (screenplay)

Stars:

Thomas Gibson, Ruth Marshall, Cameron Bancroft

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Thomas Gibson	...	David
Ruth Marshall	...	Candy
Cameron Bancroft	...	Bernie
Mia Kirshner	...	Benita
Joanne Vannicola	...	Jerri
Matthew Ferguson	...	Kane
Rick Roberts	...	Robert
Aidan Devine	...	Sal (as Aidan Devin)
Robert Higden	...	The Editor
Sylvain Morin	...	The Drag Queen
Ben Watt	...	The Native Boy
Karen Young	...	The Singer
Serge Houde	...	The Cowboy
Alex Wylding	...	The First Victim
Polly Shannon	...	The Second Victim

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

lesbian | dominatrix | gay | sex | lesbianism | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content, language, violence and some drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on the play entitled "unidentified human remains and the true nature of love"

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Quotes

Bernie: When are you gonna do something with your life?
David: What, like you? Work at a job I hate and fuck women I can't stand.
Bernie: Fuck you, it's a life!
David: Not the kind of life I want.

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Crazy Credits

Credits scroll from right to left.

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Alternate Versions

Originally rated "NC-17", some sex was trimmed to be re-rated "R".

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Connections

Referenced in Jersey Girl (2004)

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Soundtracks

Anastasia
Performed by T-99

User Reviews

I didn't find this to be a comedy, more a tragedy

I bought this film from my local blockbuster for 99p an it's been sitting in my video bookcase for at least a year now. Then tonight I decided to see it, the film was quite different to what I had expected and I didn't find any humour in it all I saw was that it was a bleak look at people dealing with love relationships and sexual orientation and I didn't really see the psycho killer plot really having a point except to add tension to the end of the film. I felt that the person playing the lesbian woman did a great job. I was following her emotions and what happened around her. Some people would probably have seen some of the stuff that she does as funny but I could really put myself in her place, loving someone but them rejecting you at every turn no matter how hard you try. I thought it was a very moving film and dealt with all the different sexualities well. I was expecting something like Bound & Gagged : A love story, but this is a very different film. Not for bigots.

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures Classics

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 June 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Love and Human Remains

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$28,280, 4 June 1995

Gross USA:

$542,985

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$542,985

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlantis Films, First Choice Films, Max Films Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1