Silverlake Life: The View From Here

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Silverlake Life: The View From Here

1993

1h 39m

Documentary

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Both having been diagnosed with AIDS, UCLA film teacher Tom Joslin and his partner, Mark Massi, resolve to document the most intimate details of their daily lives. As the physical and mental toll of the disease begins to take hold of both men, Joslin's former student, Peter Friedman, takes over the film's production, providing the final, bittersweet postscript on the enduring love between two people who've decided to bravely face their illness together.

Walter Goodman

New York Times

Too much of "Silverlake Life," though it is a vivid display of the ravages of the disease and ends with a touching scene of the lovers dancing in happier times, alternates between complaining and sentimentalizing.

Dec 11, 2017

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

Few documentaries on any subject are as intimate, unflinching, and painful to watch.

Apr 18, 2023

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Joshua Kaplan

Hyperallergic

Silverlake Life is singular. It captures the emotional and mental discontinuity of loss -- moments of inarticulate feelings or even craziness -- like few other films.

Feb 27, 2020

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

This harrowing, uncompromising account of the devastating process of having AIDS is one of a kind, must-see documentary.

Rated: A

Apr 28, 2011

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An intensely sad look of the lives of two gay men in the early nineties living with AIDS.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

Today is world AIDS day and I decided to watch heart wrenching documentary called Silverlake Life: The View From Here Just a very painful reminder that no one should have to suffer through this awful disease. I have a feeling that this film will stay with me for a very long time Very Moving

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

I saw this film years ago when it first came out and it still haunts me to this day. I still laugh or cry when I think of certain endearing or heart-breaking scenes.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

Horrifying and bitter to watch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

Outstanding, highly moving documentary film about 2 men living with and dying of AIDS. A great overlooked film.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Brilliant, touching and so real look at a couple dealing with the last stages of life with AIDS. Tom and Mark's love is beautifully detailed along with the frustrations and pain of dealing with a stigmatized chronic illness. Also, this is a great historical look at what life was like before advances in medicine and societal acceptance of gay life.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Synopsis

Both having been diagnosed with AIDS, UCLA film teacher Tom Joslin and his partner, Mark Massi, resolve to document the most intimate details of their daily lives. As the physical and mental toll of the disease begins to take hold of both men, Joslin's former student, Peter Friedman, takes over the film's production, providing the final, bittersweet postscript on the enduring love between two people who've decided to bravely face their illness together.

Director: Tom Joslin, Peter Friedman
Producer: Tom Joslin, Peter Friedman
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 21, 2017
Runtime: 1h 39m