And the Band Played On

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Mikey B @RT95501973 Jul 4 Story of the Aids crisis has an all star cast and a great story to tell. The sense of frustration with these times is palpable. Will definitely stay with you. See more Mr. Goodbytes J @TheRealAckervold 08/02/2023 A well-done investigative drama. Its impressively veteran cast provides a well thought-out, realistic television film, and its screenplay doesn't hold back in telling the truth about its controversial situation. Mr. Modine's Dr. Francis is the embodiment of common sense in the film-- the voice of reason and soundness. His character, of course, did exist and was an actual scientist, and did actual things in the film. However, the filmmakers also use Dr. Francis as a bridge between us, the audience, and the scientists trying to discover and develop a cost-effective method of treating the virus. One refreshing element of the film is the constant use of archive footage from news in the 1980s. It helps anchor the movie in the aesthetic of the time. See more 11/06/2021 I have watched it on & off over the years I am glad HBO never got rid of it See more 04/28/2020 One of the most moving I have ever seen. See more 03/31/2020 A story telling masterpiece. Set between the early 1970's and through parts of the 1980s, it follows the researchers who did ground breaking research on HIV. This made for TV movie is undoubtedly one of the best. See more 12/28/2019 A riveting, still relevant film about the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Yes, being a film from 1993 on a script from the 80's it has a lot of doom and gloom that no longer applies today, but the film shows the sheer terror that HIV held over the gay community in North America, the homophobia that kept research from happening in the early days, and it shows what social conservatism can do to a nasty virus that has no limits or boundaries or political agenda. This is a must see for the younger generations that do not realize the battles that were waged in the past to get to where we are today. The cast is full of big names, who lent their names to a classic that would continue to tell the story for generations into the future. One lasting thing the movie shows is that health research does not always move at the pace nor for the reasons we would all like, and the movie accurately portrays the Americans avoiding the reality that HIV was discovered in France, and the first tests were developed to detect and help with the virus outside US borders. But due to politics and egos, if it wasn't for Reagan's lack of funding, it was the ego of the American medical establishment that kept success from happening in the early days. Its a remarkable journey for a virus that ravaged humanity for nearly two decades before there was any worthwhile treatment. See more Read all reviews

And the Band Played On

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