Storyline

Tony Award-winning actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein re-creates his role as the unsinkable Arnold Beckoff in this film adaptation of the smash Broadway play TORCH SONG TRILOGY. A very personal story that is both funny and poignant, TORCH SONG TRILOGY chronicles a New Yorker's search for love, respect and tradition in a world that seems not especially made for him. From Arnold's hilarious steps toward domestic bliss with a reluctant school teacher, to his first truly promising love affair with a young fashion model, Arnold's greatest challenge remains his complicated relationship with his mother. But armed with a keenly developed sense of humor and oftentimes piercing wit, Arnold continues to test the commonly accepted terms of endearment--and endurance--in a universally affecting story that confirms that happiness is well worth carrying a torch for.—Michael Braem

Plot Keywords

gay man, drag queen, male model, teacher, mother, inspiring, emotional, endearing, new york city, stage, homophobia, homosexuality, lost loves, acceptance, family, adoption, love, transformation, quest, 1980s

Short Review

Bracing in its frank depiction of gay sex life, both promiscuous and committed.

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