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Chris & Don: A Love Story

  • 2007
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 30m
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7.8/10
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Chris & Don: A Love Story (2007)
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The love story between British writer, Christopher Isherwood (whose book 'The Berlin Stories' inspired the musical and film Cabaret) and Don Bachardy, American portrait artist.The love story between British writer, Christopher Isherwood (whose book 'The Berlin Stories' inspired the musical and film Cabaret) and Don Bachardy, American portrait artist.The love story between British writer, Christopher Isherwood (whose book 'The Berlin Stories' inspired the musical and film Cabaret) and Don Bachardy, American portrait artist.

  • Directors
    • Tina Mascara
    • Guido Santi
  • Stars
    • W.H. Auden
    • Don Bachardy
    • Ted Bachardy
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
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    • Directors
      • Tina Mascara
      • Guido Santi
    • Stars
      • W.H. Auden
      • Don Bachardy
      • Ted Bachardy
    • 13User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    W.H. Auden
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Don Bachardy
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    Ted Bachardy
    • Self
    James Berg
    • Self
    • (as Jim Berg)
    John Boorman
    John Boorman
    • Self
    Paul Bowles
    Paul Bowles
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    • (archive footage)
    Katherine Bucknell
    • Self
    Leslie Caron
    Leslie Caron
    • Self
    Eduardo Correia
    • Ahmed
    E.M. Forster
    E.M. Forster
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Chris Freeman
    • Self
    Charlie Gordon
    • First Dinner Guest
    Kenneth Grimes
    • Paul Bowles
    • (as Ken Grimes)
    Sara S. Hodson
    • Self
    Evelyn Hooker
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Aldous Huxley
    Aldous Huxley
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Christopher Isherwood
    Christopher Isherwood
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Dan Kael
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    • Directors
      • Tina Mascara
      • Guido Santi
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    9/10
    A beautiful portrait
    It looks like we will finally be able to watch this masterpiece documentary in theaters as distributor Zeitgeist has picked up the Miami Festival winner for a limited release. Produced by Guido Santi and Tina Mascara, a team of longtime documentary authors whose "Mandala" revealed a few years ago a very sophisticated talent in visual storytelling, "Chris & Don" is the love story between famous playwright Christopher Isherwood and artist Don Bachardy in the golden years of Hollywood, with exclusive interviews and footage with actors and other personalities. Although Isherwood and Bachardy's was a homosexual love during a time when these relationships were looked at with criticism even in the more liberal California, the movie is somehow capable of setting the sexual factor aside and focus instead on the depth of the protagonists' personality. By the end of the movie you feel so intimate with both, that it is almost natural to want to know more about them and their art. A refined, well directed portrait and an opportunity for exemplary film-making that should easily captivate audiences.
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    • Release date
      • June 13, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Крис и Дон. История любви
    • Filming locations
      • Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
    • Production company
      • Asphalt Stars Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $216,110
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,337
      • Jun 15, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $216,110
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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