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Based upon a play by screenwriter Brad Fraser, Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love, Denys Arcand's dark-humored drama Love and Human Remains follows the lives of a group of young Ca... read more read more...nadians, with a particular focus on their romantic and sexual experiences. The central characters are two roommates, David and Candy. The cynical, witty David is a former television actor turned waiter, the lonely, dissatisfied Candy a book critic; the two were formerly lovers, before David proclaimed his homosexuality. Candy is also questioning her sexuality, having begun a lesbian affair after wondering if her failures with men indicates she might be happier with a woman; meanwhile, David is becoming acquainted with Kane, a handsome, young busboy of uncertain sexuality who idolizes the older David. The other members of the ensemble are also somehow connected to the roommates, through friendship or romance, including Benita, a young dominatrix and part-time psychic, and Bernie, a boastful but insecure young businessman. The couplings and shifting relationships of these characters are intercut with the rather more severe story of a serial murderer who has been terrorizing the city's women, allowing Arcand to place the film's melodramatic elements in an edgier context. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Denys Arcand

Release Date: January 1, 1993

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DVD Release Date: January 23, 1996

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  • threefolddado
    July 17, 2008
    threefolddado
    Often overlooked gem of 90's Indie Cinema.

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The result is kind of a mess, but an intriguing one; it's not a very good movie, but you don't stop watching it. Full Review

January 1, 2000
USA Today

Quirky movie.

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
August 26, 2002
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

Posits friendship as a sacrament in the lives of some amoral urban characters Full Review

Ken Hanke
July 30, 2002
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Wickedly funny and wickedly moving

Christopher Null
July 2, 2001
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

'm still working on figuring out "the moral of the story" Full Review

Dustin Putman
January 1, 2000
Dustin Putman, DustinPutman.com

A one-of-a-kind film that takes a lot of courageous chances. Full Review

Owen Gleiberman
September 7, 2011
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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Todd McCarthy
October 18, 2008
Todd McCarthy, Variety

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Caryn James
August 30, 2004
Caryn James, New York Times

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Peter Travers
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

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