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Rated: PG-13; Genres: Comedy, Drama, Gay and Lesbian; With: John Hurt and Jason Priestley

LOVE AND DEATH ON LONG ISLAND John Hurt, Jason Priestley (Universal, PG-13, $98.99 on tape, Jan. 19) Hurt is a study in civilized obsession as Giles De'Ath, a reclusive British author who catches sight of a teen-screen heartthrob (Priestley) and falls in love from afar. Brought to life by his fixation, this fossil stumbles into the 20th century, bemusedly encountering VCRs, T&A movies, and other pop essentials. It's all a prelude to an exquisitely comic fish-out-of-water sojourn in deepest Long Island, where Giles pursues his unwitting object of desire. Projecting a delicate fervor both funny and sad, Hurt reveals the longing behind De'Ath's elegant facade and turns it into something bittersweetly liberating. It's one of last year's unsung great performances. A-


Posted Jan 22, 1999
 

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