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From: sdyer@bbncc5.UUCP (Steve Dyer)
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Subject: An Early Frost
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Date: Tue, 12-Nov-85 11:46:46 EST
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Surprisingly good, within the genre of "relevant-made-for-TV-movie."  This
meant, of course, that we had to suffer through a group therapy session for
people with AIDS in which each individual represented one of the canonical
risk groups, and frequent wooden dialogues that served no purpose except to
inform the masses about certain facts about the disease.  As agitprop it
was surely effective, although it weakened one's emotional involvement in
the melodrama.

On the other hand, I thought the uncompromisingly positive portrayal of the
relationship between the lawyer and his lover, and the eventual integration
of this relationship into the lawyer's extended family was quite bold for
television, a medium usually given to bland equivocation and "balanced
treatment."  Also, it skirted many opportunities for bathos; for instance,
the film ends with the lawyer's return to his home, work and lover, after
spending time recuperating at his parents' home.  No "Steven and Luke"
death scenes, nor any false hopes.  Very intelligent and restrained for TV.

Any other comments?
-- 
/Steve Dyer
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