… life goes on

Movie
German title	… life goes on
Original title	And the Band Played On
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1993
length	approx. 141 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Roger Spottiswoode
script	Randy Shilts , ; Arnold Schulman
production	Sarah Pillsbury , ; Midge Sanford
music	Carter Burwell
camera	Paul Elliott
cut	Lois Freeman-Fox
occupation
	Matthew Modine : Dr. Don Francis ; Saul Rubinek : Dr. Jim Curran; Alan Alda : Dr. Robert Gallo ; Patrick Bauchau : Dr. Luc Montagnier ; Nathalie Baye : Dr. Françoise Barré ; Ronald Guttman : Dr. Jean-Claude Chermann; Tchéky Karyo : Dr. Willy Rozenbaum; Christian Clemenson : Dr. Dale Lawrence; Jeffrey Nordling : flight attendant Gaëtan Dugas ; Charles Martin Smith : Dr. Harold Jaffe; David Clennon : Mr. Johnstone; Phil Collins : Eddie Papasano; Bud Cort : antique dealer; Alex Courtney : Dr. Mika Popovic; David Dukes : Dr. Mervyn Silverman; Richard Gere : The Choreographer; David Marshall Grant : Dennis Seeley; Glenne Headly : Dr. Mary Guinan; Anjelica Huston : Dr. Betsy Reisz; Richard Jenkins : Dr. Marc Conant; Swoosie Kurtz : Mrs. Johnstone; Steve Martin : The brother; Richard Masur : William W. Darrow; Ian McKellen : Bill Kraus; Lily Tomlin : Dr. Selma Dritz;

... and life goes on (Original title: And the Band Played On ) is a documentary American television film from 1993 , which tells the story of AIDS from the early 1980s in the United States. It is based on the book of the same name by the journalist Randy Shilts .

action

The film describes the beginnings of the immunodeficiency disease AIDS from its discovery in 1981 up to 1993. Unlike the film made at the same time, Philadelphia deals with ... and life goes on with actual events, such as the conflict between idealistic and profit-oriented researchers ( Alan Alda in the role of an ambitious American with Nobel Prize ambitions).

In addition, personal fates like that of Dennis Seeley are taken up. The focus is on the virologist, played by Matthew Modine , Dr. Don Francis, who works at the US federal agency CDC .

criticism

“A captivating interim balance sheet, which takes up medical as well as political and social aspects of the problem in its storylines and provides information with facts and documentary materials as well as with individual fates. Only the sometimes clichéd drawing of some characters diminishes the value of the documentary feature film, which has been refined with many prominent guest appearances. "

- Lexicon of international film

Awards

The production received a number of nominations and awards. For example, director Roger Spottiswoode received the Special Grand Prize of the Jury at the 1993 Montréal World Film Festival . In 1994, the TV movie was in the Golden Globes in the categories for Best Miniseries / TV movie Best and Matthew Modine as Best Actor in a Miniseries / TV Film nominated. At the Emmy Awards in the same year ... and life goes on won the awards in the categories Best Casting , Best Editing and Best Production with a total of 14 nominations .

Screenwriter Arnold Schulman received the Humanitas Prize and a CableACE Award .

The German Film and Media Evaluation FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the title valuable.

background

All participating stars donated their fees to aid and research on AIDS.

Individual evidence

↑ ... and life goes on. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 28, 2017 .

Web links

... and life goes on in the Internet Movie Database (English)
... and life goes on at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
And the Band Played On , New York Times ( Memento from June 15, 2003 in the web archive archive.today )

[1] ... and life goes on. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 28, 2017 .