In Manhattan, filmmaker Erik bonds with closeted lawyer Paul after a fling. As their relationship becomes one fueled by highs, lows, and dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries while being true to himself.
Director:
Ira Sachs
Writers:
Ira Sachs , Mauricio Zacharias
Stars:
Thure Lindhardt, Zachary Booth and Julianne
Keep the Lights On is an American drama film, which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and was released in New York City and Los Angeles on September 7, 2012 by Music Box Films.
Directed by Ira Sachs, and written by Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias, the film stars Thure Lindhardt as Erik, a Danish filmmaker living in New York City to work on a documentary film about artist Avery Willard; while there, he enters into a loving but complicated long-term relationship with Paul (Zachary Booth), a lawyer in the publishing industry who struggles with drug and sexual addiction. The film's cast also includes David Anzuelo, Maria Dizzia, Julianne Nicholson, Souléymane Sy Savané, Miguel Del Toro and Paprika Steen.
The film is based on Sachs' own past relationship with Bill Clegg, a literary agent who published his own memoir about his struggles with addiction, Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man, in 2010.
The film won the 2012 Teddy Award for best feature.
Cast of Keep the Lights On (2012)
Thure Lindhardt as Erik Rothman
Zachary Booth as Paul Lucy
Julianne Nicholson as Claire
Souleymane Sy Savane as Alassane
Paprika Steen as Karen
Miguel del Toro as Igor
Sebastian La Cause as Russ
David Anzuelo as Russ' Boyfriend
Maria Dizzia as Vivian
Justin Reinsilber as Dan
Ed Vassallo as Tom
Director:
Ira Sachs
Writers:
Ira Sachs , Mauricio Zacharias
Stars:
Thure Lindhardt, Zachary Booth and Julianne
Keep the Lights On is an American drama film, which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and was released in New York City and Los Angeles on September 7, 2012 by Music Box Films.
Directed by Ira Sachs, and written by Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias, the film stars Thure Lindhardt as Erik, a Danish filmmaker living in New York City to work on a documentary film about artist Avery Willard; while there, he enters into a loving but complicated long-term relationship with Paul (Zachary Booth), a lawyer in the publishing industry who struggles with drug and sexual addiction. The film's cast also includes David Anzuelo, Maria Dizzia, Julianne Nicholson, Souléymane Sy Savané, Miguel Del Toro and Paprika Steen.
The film is based on Sachs' own past relationship with Bill Clegg, a literary agent who published his own memoir about his struggles with addiction, Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man, in 2010.
The film won the 2012 Teddy Award for best feature.
Cast of Keep the Lights On (2012)
Thure Lindhardt as Erik Rothman
Zachary Booth as Paul Lucy
Julianne Nicholson as Claire
Souleymane Sy Savane as Alassane
Paprika Steen as Karen
Miguel del Toro as Igor
Sebastian La Cause as Russ
David Anzuelo as Russ' Boyfriend
Maria Dizzia as Vivian
Justin Reinsilber as Dan
Ed Vassallo as Tom
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