Angels in America Movie Review 2003

Kushner exquisitely adapts his two-part award-winning play into this six-part miniseries that vividly intertwines the lives and sufferings of several New Yorkers as they grapple with such issues as AIDS, drug addiction, homosexuality, and abandonment during the mid-80s. Masterfully directed by Nichols, it presents a spiritual perspective featuring Thompson as an angel of mercy to a man dying of AIDS while Streep appears as an apparition to another.

Distribution

HBO, 1100 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, Phone: (212)512-7400, Fax: (212)512-7498, URL: http://www.hbo.com, Remarks: Online sales through www.store.hbo.com

Available on DVD
Running time 360 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

AIDS, Angels, Marriage, Divorce, Religion, Gays, Sex & Sexuality, Tearjerkers, Politics, Mormons

Screenplay

Al Pacino, Tony Kushner

Cast

Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Justin Kirk, Ben Shenkman, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeffrey Wright, Patrick Wilson, James Cromwell, Michael Gambon, Simon Callow, Brian Markinson

Cinematography

Stephen Goldblatt

Director

Mike Nichols

Music

Thomas Newman