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Philadelphia - Film (Movie) Plot and Review PHILADELPHIA - Film (Movie) Plot and Review. USA, 1993 Director: Jonathan Demme Production: TriStar Pictures; colour, 35mm ...
The Philadelphia Story Summary. The film begins on the weekend of Philadelphia socialite Tracy Lord 's second marriage, to a young self-made man, George Kittredge. Having recently divorced her husband of two years, the old-money C.K. Dexter Haven, on the basis that he drinks too much and was a bad partner, Tracy is ready to start anew with a ...
5 days ago · 81% 89%. PG-13 | 2h 5m | Drama. At the time of its release, Jonathan Demme 's Philadelphia was the first big-budget Hollywood film to tackle the medical, political, and social issues of AIDS. Tom Hanks, in his first Academy Award-winning performance, plays Andrew Beckett, a talented lawyer at a stodgy Philadelphia law firm.
Our review: Parents say ( 2 ): Kids say ( 11 ): Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington give blockbuster performances in this intense drama with a timely and compelling plot. PHILADELPHIA asks the question of how we treat people who have sexually transmitted diseases, especially AIDS and especially when they're gay.
Dec 23, 1993 · Summary Hailed as a landmark film that dazzles with deep emotion and exceptional acting, Philidelphia is the story of two competing lawyers who join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. And as their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.
Filming for Philadelphia began in October 1992; by the end of that year more than 194,000 people had died from AIDS in the United States. Just a year later, as the movie opened, the death toll had ...
Dec 30, 2021 · PublishedDecember 30, 2021March 22, 2023. Gay lawyer Andy Beckett (Tom Hanks) sues his former employer for discrimination because he was fired for having AIDS. He asks Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) to represent him. Joe initially refuses due to his own prejudices, but reconsiders after he faces a racist microaggression in a legal library and ...
