The Last Supper | |
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Directed by | Cynthia Roberts |
Written by |
Greg Klymkiw Hillar Liitoja Cynthia Roberts |
Produced by | Greg Klymkiw |
Starring |
Ken McDougall J.D. Nicholsen Daniel MacIvor |
Cinematography | Harald Bachmann |
Edited by | Cynthia Roberts Su Rynard |
Music by | Nicholas Stirling |
Distributed by | British Film Institute |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
The Last Supper is a 1994 Canadian drama film directed by Cynthia Roberts.
Chris (Ken McDougall) is a dancer dying of AIDS. Before his assisted suicide, he shares a last meal with his lover Val (J.D. Nicholsen). [1]
The Last Supper is adapted from the theatrical play of the same name by Hillar Liitoja, first staged by Theatre Passe Muraille in 1993. [2] McDougall originated the lead role in the stage production, opposite James Allodi as Val and Sky Gilbert as Dr. Parthens. [2]
The film was shot in real time and set entirely in one room at Toronto's Casey House AIDS hospice. [3] Ken McDougall died of AIDS complications four days after filming finished. [3]
The Last Supper won the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film at the 1995 Berlin International Film Festival. [4] Time Out called the film "simple but devastating study of the human condition in extremis". [5] Variety called it "an important addition to the growing body of pix about AIDS-related issues" but said that it may be too gruelling for some viewers. [3]
The Last Supper | |
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Directed by | Cynthia Roberts |
Written by |
Greg Klymkiw Hillar Liitoja Cynthia Roberts |
Produced by | Greg Klymkiw |
Starring |
Ken McDougall J.D. Nicholsen Daniel MacIvor |
Cinematography | Harald Bachmann |
Edited by | Cynthia Roberts Su Rynard |
Music by | Nicholas Stirling |
Distributed by | British Film Institute |
Release date |
|
Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
The Last Supper is a 1994 Canadian drama film directed by Cynthia Roberts.
Chris (Ken McDougall) is a dancer dying of AIDS. Before his assisted suicide, he shares a last meal with his lover Val (J.D. Nicholsen). [1]
The Last Supper is adapted from the theatrical play of the same name by Hillar Liitoja, first staged by Theatre Passe Muraille in 1993. [2] McDougall originated the lead role in the stage production, opposite James Allodi as Val and Sky Gilbert as Dr. Parthens. [2]
The film was shot in real time and set entirely in one room at Toronto's Casey House AIDS hospice. [3] Ken McDougall died of AIDS complications four days after filming finished. [3]
The Last Supper won the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film at the 1995 Berlin International Film Festival. [4] Time Out called the film "simple but devastating study of the human condition in extremis". [5] Variety called it "an important addition to the growing body of pix about AIDS-related issues" but said that it may be too gruelling for some viewers. [3]