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Peter Hujar's Day

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A film adaptation of the book, Peter Hujar's Day, by Linda Rosenkrantz. It invites audiences into a single day in 1974 with groundbreaking queer photographer Peter Hujar. Set entirely in one room, the film re-creates the conversation between Hujar and Rosenkrantz, recorded on audio tape nearly fifty years ago and later published as a book. Through their freewheeling, intimate exchange, Hujar shares vivid stories of his interactions with literary and cultural icons like William Burroughs, Candy Darling, Susan Sontag and Allen Ginsberg, while also reflecting on the rhythms of everyday life in 1970s New York.
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Confined to a limited setting, Peter Hujar's Day proves surprisingly expansive as director Ira Sachs insightfully captures the repartee between Rebecca Hall and Ben Whishaw at the top of their game.

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Stephanie Zacharek TIME Magazine Peter Hujar’s Day captures that elusive feeling of the past catching up with the present, in a city alive with whispering ghosts. Nov 10, 2025 Full Review Melissa Anderson 4Columns Peter Hujar’s Day reminds us of the pleasures of looking and listening intently. Nov 8, 2025 Full Review Robert Abele Los Angeles Times The result is a window into the pleasures of friendship and those days when the minutiae of your loved ones seems like the stuff that true connection is built on. Nov 7, 2025 Full Review Steve Erickson Gay City News Even in just 73 minutes, watching the film also feels like spending a day in his presence. Nov 10, 2025 Full Review John Paul King Washington Blade Has an appeal that transcends its rarified portrait of time, place, and personality. It recognizes that it’s what can be read between the lines of our lives that matters, and that’s an insight that’s often lost in the whirlwind of our quotidian existence. Nov 10, 2025 Full Review Neely Swanson Easy Reader (California) Whishaw melts into the character, pulling you into the time and place... In a career full of interesting characters, this is one of his best. Nov 10, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A film adaptation of the book, Peter Hujar's Day, by Linda Rosenkrantz. It invites audiences into a single day in 1974 with groundbreaking queer photographer Peter Hujar. Set entirely in one room, the film re-creates the conversation between Hujar and Rosenkrantz, recorded on audio tape nearly fifty years ago and later published as a book. Through their freewheeling, intimate exchange, Hujar shares vivid stories of his interactions with literary and cultural icons like William Burroughs, Candy Darling, Susan Sontag and Allen Ginsberg, while also reflecting on the rhythms of everyday life in 1970s New York.
Director
Ira Sachs
Producer
Jonah Disend, Jordan Drake
Screenwriter
Ira Sachs
Distributor
Janus Films
Production Co
One Two Films, Complementary Colors, Blink Productions
Genre
Biography, Drama, History
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 7, 2025, Limited
Runtime
1h 16m