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Holding The Man [DVD]

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4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 610 ratings
IMDb7.4/10.0
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Genre Romance
Format PAL
Language English
Runtime 2 hours and 7 minutes
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Tim and John fell in love and embarked on a forbidden high school romance that was to last a lifetime. Together they conquered countless prejudices and challenges to become champions of gay rights.

Holding The Man is a remarkable true-life love story of Timothy Conigrave and John Caleo and their enduring love for each other has been immortalised in Tim’s own cult classic memoir and in Tommy Murphy’s award winning stage play, which has now been adapted for the screen.

Starring Ryan Corr (Wolf Creek 2) and Craig Stott play the two lovers, with solid support from some of Australia and New Zealand’s finest actors including Sarah Snook, Geoffrey Rush, Kerry Fox, Guy Pearce and Anthony LaPaglia.

DVD Extras: Interviews with cast & crew, HoH subtitles.

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  1. “The most beautiful cinematic love story since Brokeback Mountain. Immensely moving. It’s important you see this film” – Attitude
  2. “Beautiful and poignant. A movie must-see” (four stars) – Gay Times
  3. “A truly absorbing piece of cinema” – HeyUGuys

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ Unknown
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.88 ounces
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ PAL
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 7 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ August 1, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unknown (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Saffron Hill
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01DEAO3K0
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 610 ratings

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Leslie H Silverzweig
5.0 out of 5 stars Love
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2024
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Great flick . Love is everything 🤍🤍🤍
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Yoyo
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and Touching
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2021
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Unless you lived through the breakout of the AIDS epidemic, I don’t think you could truly understand it. I’m grateful I got through it because I know I might have been careless at times. And I know I lost close friends to the disease. The 2 scenes I found profoundly touching were when Tim was in the kitchen with his Mom discussing that he may have passed HIV to John. He said “I may have killed the man I love” and the scene where Tim is on stage performing a live scene and see’s John in the audience and flubs his line by saying “I want you back John” I believe he knew then of his deep love for John and wanted to get back together after a brief separation. So sad these two are buried in separate cemeteries in Australia. I wish the families came together and buried them alongside each other. Or nowadays you can request to be buried one casket on top of the other. Put them together for eternity.
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KG
4.0 out of 5 stars A film I liked, but with too many flaws to flat out love
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2016
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Note: this review has some very light and general spoilers that probably won't be much news to those who know enough about the story to be reading about it here.

An extremely well intended adaptation of Timothy Conigave's memoir of the great love of life set in Australia in the 70s, 80s, and early 90s. The film did make me cry. And it was nice to see a gay love story where both the deep romance and intense sexuality of these two men were treated as utterly normal by the film -- if not by the society the two men were living in at the time. I also appreciate the way it pulled no punches on showing the devastating physical effects of AIDS in the days where treatment options were pathetically limited and ineffective. So there is much going for it.

But, frustratingly, some of that good stuff is off-set with cinematic miss-steps, at least to my eyes: E.g. Casting Aussie stars Guy Pearce, Kerry Fox, and Geoffrey Rush in cameos so small that their presence seems more weird and distracting than involving (Anthony LaPaglia also takes a small role, but one with enough meat that at least his presence seems to make sense).

Overuse of period songs: To a point this device worked well, but soon it started to feel like every other scene had a familiar period pop song as score – most a little too on-the-nose in their lyrics or meaning. This is a particular flaw at the very end of the film, when the crashing in of an up-tempo pop song short-circuits a moment of great emotional intensity I would have liked to have been able to sit with and emotionally experience.

And while it's great that a gay love story can now feel little different than a straight one in style, that's maybe not great when that style sometimes feels as familiar and mainstream as any slightly bland Hollywood movie. Add to that, some of the worst age make up I can remember seeing in a long time (trying desperately to make two very adult looking actors come off as teenagers at the start of the story), and a tendency to skip too quickly over the character elements of these two men that weren't directly about their relationship -- so that even after over 2 hours I felt frustrated that I didn't know more about these two as individuals -- which would have given added shape to the story of how their lives joined into one.

A worthwhile and admirable film, but one that I couldn't quite get myself to love, no matter how much I wanted to.
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Joseph
5.0 out of 5 stars Spectular Movie
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2023
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One of the saddest movies I've ever watched. But worth every second, and a beautiful true story was told.
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ozboy
5.0 out of 5 stars Proud Aussie
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2017
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Holding the Man I cam across the DVD by accident on Amazon and Thought to myself I know that actor's name. Ryan Corr is one of my Favourite Aussie Actors when I first saw him in our Aussie Series "Packed to the Rafters", Ryan is a very Charismatic Actor with an infectious smile, this movie touched me personally as there were a lot of similarities in the movie and my own life, by the end I was in tears as the power of love and finally loss goes to the core of who we are as human beings and the powerful emotions it stirred up. I did have to go back and watch the start of the movie to find the answer at the end of the film. I'm a proud Aussie who grins from ear to ear every time I see an Aussie Actor or Actress make it big in the USA, we have so much incredible talent here in Australia and I would not be surprised if Ryan Corr is the next actor to make it big in the USA
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Dr Guy
5.0 out of 5 stars It will stay with me a while....
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2016
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A beautifully moving and well recounted story of love, commitment, lust, disappointment, and activism. The script is beautifully written, telling a true story spanning a couple of different eras: from the early days of gay liberation and the ensuing AIDS crisis. This film captures some important moments in our history as a community. Though some people might find this film tragic, the story is more about the power of love through some very painful times. I appreciated the accessibility of the characters, the quality of the acting, and the moving story-line that engaged me all the way through. I smiled a lot, laughed some, and was moved to tears. A great soundtrack accompanies the film, giving it just the right touch to make the film that much more engaging. And the cinematography is exquisite! I wanted to see this film when it came to our local LGBT film festival but was not able to squeeze it in. I'm very glad I saw it now and will recommend it to friends. It will stay with me a while.
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PixieGirl
3.0 out of 5 stars Worth the watch!!
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2016
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Just got to watch the movie and open the DVD weeks after it arrived and found the disc loose and horribly scratched up in its container. That is why I am giving it a three star rating because of poor shipping. Luckily, the disc played the whole movie and only got stuck toward the end of the credits. Read online that there was something at the end and was able to search for that last little snippet from the movie.
It was a good love story and the actors did look like the real life Tim and John. They did look a little "oldish" when they first met but It worked well overall to keep the same actors to tell the story from their beginning to the end. Also appreciated seeing the AIDS epidemic from another country's perspective. I recommend We Were Here and A Normal Heart to get the American POV. A terrible time to live through no matter what when dealing with the emergence of that then unknown disease.
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Jürgen Dieter Ueckert
5.0 out of 5 stars Eine sehr schöne Tragödie
Reviewed in Germany on July 7, 2023
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HIV war die Menschheit ein Tragödie ... fast wie die Pest-Zeit im Mittelalter ... oder andere tödliche Seuchen ... Der Film ist sensibel, nicht aufdränglich , sondern sehr privat... dafür eindringlich
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Peter Chinn
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfection
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 18, 2023
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This is simply one of the most beautiful films that I have seen - with a wonderful storyline about a gay relationship that spans fifteen years from schoolboy years to manhood. The couple are faced with many devastating issues, but their love shines through. Ryan Corr and Craig Stott are magnificent - both humorous and touching - in the lead roles as Tim and John - and they are served by a superb supporting cast. This is a must, as it makes me wonder how it has not received greater recognition.
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Marc
5.0 out of 5 stars Bon dvd
Reviewed in France on April 19, 2021
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Très bon film d une grande sensibilité !Bons acteurs aussi.
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antonello
5.0 out of 5 stars Holding the man
Reviewed in Italy on February 21, 2021
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..un film molto emozionante! Una storia vera, da vedere assolutamente. Peccato che non sia sottotitolato in italiano, lo é in inglese.
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Cintia
5.0 out of 5 stars Una maravilla
Reviewed in Spain on October 17, 2019
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Una maravilla, como la biografía de Tim Conigrave, pocas cosas me han hecho llorar tanto, es demasiado triste pero al mismo tiempo muy romántico, al ser una historia real, me ha llegado al alma, le adoro.
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