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And the Band Played On is a 1993 American television film docudrama directed by Roger Spottiswoode. The teleplay by Arnold Schulman is based on the best-selling 1987 non-fiction book And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts, and is noteworthy for featuring both a vast historical scope, as well as an exceptionally sprawling cast.

And the Band Played On
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Genre	Drama
Based on	And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts
Screenplay by	Arnold Schulman
Directed by	Roger Spottiswoode
Starring	Matthew Modine Alan Alda Ian McKellen Lily Tomlin Richard Gere
Music by	Carter Burwell
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Aaron Spelling E. Duke Vincent
Producers	Sarah Pillsbury Midge Sanford
Cinematography	Paul Elliott
Editor	Lois Freeman-Fox
Running time	141 minutes
Production companies	Spelling Entertainment HBO Pictures
Distributor	HBO
Budget	$8 million
Release
Original network	HBO
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Dolby stereo
Original release	September 2, 1993 (1993-09-02) (WFF) September 11, 1993 (1993-09-11) (United States)

The film premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival on September 2, 1993, before being broadcast on HBO on September 11, 1993. It later was released in the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Austria, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Denmark, New Zealand, and Australia. The HBO movie was later aired on NBC in 1994. NBC (as well as ABC) were some of the networks considered to make a miniseries based on the book in the late 1980s, but the networks turned it down because they could not find a way to structure it as a two-night, four-hour miniseries. In 1994, NBC finally aired the movie with a parental discretion warning due to its sensitive subject matter.

Plot

In prologue set in 1976, American epidemiologist Don Francis arrives in a village on the banks of the Ebola River in Zaire and discovers many of the residents and the doctor working with them have died from a mysterious illness later identified as Ebola hemorrhagic fever. It is his first exposure to such an epidemic, and the images of the dead he helps cremate will haunt him when he later becomes involved with HIV/AIDS research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In 1981, Francis becomes aware of a growing number of deaths from unexplained sources among gay men in Los Angeles, New York City and San Francisco, and is prompted to begin an in-depth investigation of the possible causes. Working with no money, limited space, and outdated equipment, he comes in contact with politicians, numerous members of the medical community (many of whom resent his involvement because of their personal agendas), and gay activists. Of the latter, some such as Bill Kraus support him, while others express resentment at what they see as unwanted interference in their lives, especially in his attempts to close the local Gay bathhouse. One day, when exercising at a local gym, Kraus notices a spot at the base of his leg, worrying that it might be Kaposi's sarcoma. After a series of blood tests, Kraus is horrified that his worst fears have been confirmed when he learns that he has been diagnosed with AIDS. While Francis pursues his theory that AIDS is caused by a sexually transmitted virus on the model of feline leukemia, he finds his efforts are stonewalled by the CDC, which is unwilling to prove the disease is transmitted through blood, and competing French and American scientists, particularly Dr. Robert Gallo. These medical researchers squabble about who should receive credit for discovering the virus. Meanwhile, the death toll climbs rapidly. In November 1985, Kraus and his lover, Kico Govantes, are attending the candlelight parade in San Francisco when Kraus suddenly starts coughing and becomes too weak to stand. He is taken to a local hospital where he appears to be suffering from dementia as he doesn't recognize anyone in front of him and speaks gibberish. Don Francis arrives, and within a few minutes, the condition passes. Francis and Kraus talk for a bit and Kraus encourages Francis to continue his research and fight for the truth. The film ends with a playing of Elton John's "The Last Song" showing a photo and video montage of many celebrities and activists who had contracted AIDS.

Principal cast

Closing montage

The film closes with footage of a candlelight vigil and march in San Francisco, followed by a montage of images of numerous celebrities who have died of AIDS or were involved with HIV/AIDS education and research, accompanied by Elton John singing his "The Last Song." The montage includes:

Critical reception

Most reviewers agreed that the filmmakers had a daunting task in adapting Shilts's massive, fact-filled text into a dramatically coherent film. Many critics praised the results. Film review website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 100% "Fresh" rating based on eight reviews.[2]

Tony Scott of Variety stated that "if there are lapses, director Spottiswoode's engrossing, powerful work still accomplishes its mission: Shilts's book, with all its shock, sorrow and anger, has been transferred decisively to the screen."[3]

John O'Connor of The New York Times agreed that the adaptation "adds up to tough and uncommonly courageous television. Excessive tinkering has left the pacing of the film sluggish in spots, but the story is never less than compelling."[4]

Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly graded the film B+ and called it an "intriguing, sometimes awkward, always earnest combination of docudrama, medical melodrama, and mystery story. The stars lend warmth to a movie necessarily preoccupied with cold research and politics, and they lend prestige: The movie must be important, since actors of this stature agreed to appear. The result of the stars' generosity, however, works against the movie by halting the flow of the drama every time a familiar face pops up on screen. The emotions and agony involved in this subject give Band an irresistible power, yet the movie's rhythm is choppy and the dialogue frequently stiff and clichéd. The best compliment one can pay this TV movie is to say that unlike so many fact-based films, it does not exploit or diminish the tragedy of its subject."[5]

In a review from Time Out New York, the writing team thought "so keen were the makers of this adaptation of Randy Shilts's best-seller to bombard us with the facts and figures of the history of AIDS that they forgot to offer a properly dramatic human framework to make us care fully about the characters." The review also says that the multiple issues the film attempts to cover "make for a disjointed, clichéd narrative."[6]

Richard Zoglin of Time magazine wrote "Shilts's prodigiously researched 600-page book has been boiled down to a fact-filled, dramatically coherent, occasionally moving 2 hours and 20 minutes. At a time when most made-for-TV movies have gone tabloid crazy, here is a rare one that tackles a big subject, raises the right issues, fights the good fight."[7]

The team from Channel 4 believed the film "is stifled by good intentions and a distractingly generous cast of stars in leads and cameos."^{[citation needed]}

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1993	Montreal World Film Festival	Special Grand Prize of the Jury	Roger Spottiswoode	Won	[8]
1994	American Cinema Editors Awards	Best Edited Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television	Lois Freeman-Fox	Won	[9]
	Artios Awards	Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week	Judith Holstra and Nikki Valko	Won	[10]
	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials	Roger Spottiswoode	Nominated	[11]
	GLAAD Media Awards	Outstanding TV Movie		Won	[12]
	Golden Globe Awards	Best Miniseries or Television Film		Nominated	[13]
		Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	Matthew Modine	Nominated
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Made for Television Movie	Sarah Pillsbury, Midge Sanford, Aaron Spelling, and E. Duke Vincent	Won	[14]
		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special	Matthew Modine	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special	Alan Alda	Nominated
			Richard Gere	Nominated
			Ian McKellen	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special	Swoosie Kurtz	Nominated
			Lily Tomlin	Nominated
		Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special	Roger Spottiswoode	Nominated
		Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Miniseries or a Special	Arnold Schulman	Nominated
		Outstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special	Lee Mayman, Victoria Paul, and Diana Allen Williams	Nominated
		Outstanding Individual Achievement in Casting	Judith Holstra and Nikki Valko	Won
		Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Miniseries or a Special – Single Camera Production	Lois Freeman-Fox	Won
		Outstanding Individual Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special	Martin Christopher and Arturo Rojas	Nominated
		Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special	Allan A. Apone and Michael Spatola	Nominated
1995	American Society of Cinematographers Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movie of the Week or Pilot	Paul Elliott	Nominated	[15]
	CableACE Awards	Movie or Miniseries		Nominated	[16]
		Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries	Richard Gere	Nominated
			Ian McKellen	Won
			Lawrence Monoson	Nominated
		Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries	Swoosie Kurtz	Nominated
			Lily Tomlin	Nominated
		Directing a Movie or Miniseries	Roger Spottiswoode	Nominated
		Writing a Movie or Miniseries	Arnold Schulman	Won
		Editing a Dramatic Special or Series/Theatrical Special/Movie or Miniseries	Lois Freeman-Fox	Nominated
		Make-Up	Allan A. Apone and Michael Spatola	Nominated
	Humanitas Prize	PBS/Cable Television	Arnold Schulman	Won	[17]
2007	Online Film & Television Association Awards	Hall of Fame – Television Programs		Inducted	[18]

See also

• 1993 in television
• The Normal Heart (2014) – An HBO film also regarding the early years of the HIV/AIDS crisis in the United States

References

External links

• And the Band Played On at IMDb 
• And the Band Played On at AllMovie

На других языках

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[de] … und das Leben geht weiter

… und das Leben geht weiter (Originaltitel: And the Band Played On) ist ein dokumentarischer US-amerikanischer Fernsehfilm aus dem Jahr 1993, der die Geschichte der Krankheit AIDS ab den frühen 1980er Jahren in den USA nacherzählt. Er basiert auf dem gleichnamigen Buch des Journalisten Randy Shilts.

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- [en] And the Band Played On (film)

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[ru] Затянувшаяся музыка (фильм)

«Затянувшаяся музыка» (англ. And The Band Played On) — американский драматический телефильм, снятый режиссёром Роджером Споттисвудом по сценарию Арнольда Шульмана, основанном на одноимённой книге Рэнди Шилтса. Премьера ленты состоялась на канале HBO 11 сентября 1993 года.

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