Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
- 1989
- 1h 19min
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Agrega una trama en tu idiomaA collection of profiles of people dead from AIDS who are remembered in the AIDS Memorial Quilt.A collection of profiles of people dead from AIDS who are remembered in the AIDS Memorial Quilt.A collection of profiles of people dead from AIDS who are remembered in the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
- Dirección
- Guionistas
- Elenco
- Ganó 1 premio Óscar
- 5 premios ganados en total
Gregg Baker
- Self - News Reporter
- (material de archivo)
Gary Bauer
- Self - Policy Advisor to the President
- (material de archivo)
Robert Bazell
- Self - News Reporter
- (material de archivo)
Kevin Boyle
- Self - News Reporter
- (material de archivo)
Edward Brandt
- Self - Assistant Secretary for Health
- (material de archivo)
Tom Brokaw
- Self - News Reporter
- (material de archivo)
Bobbi Campbell
- Self
- (material de archivo)
David C. Campbell
- Self
- (material de archivo)
Marcus A. Conant
- Self
- (material de archivo)
- (as Marcus A. Conant M.D.)
James Curran
- Self - Center for Disease Control
- (material de archivo)
- (as James Curran M.D.)
Bolton Eckert
- Self - News Reporter
- (material de archivo)
- (as Barton Eckert)
Jerry Falwell
- Self - Moral Majority Leader
- (material de archivo)
- Dirección
- Guionistas
- Todo el elenco y el equipo
- Producción, taquilla y más en IMDbPro
Opiniones destacadas
I've got to say that I hadn't thought of this incredible film in a while, but it came up recently (the current year is 2009) and I decided to check out the reviews here. The reviews, all by themselves, and the memory of the film, and the music, and of what the film meant and of the stories of the people in it, made me cry all over again--THAT'S how powerful it is, memories of it in my heart 20 years later.
In my view, this movie should be required viewing for all those people out there who still hate. And for all those precious people out there who genuinely love, this movie will find a welcome home in your heart, whether this be a first viewing, or a refreshed memory from decades ago.
In my view, this movie should be required viewing for all those people out there who still hate. And for all those precious people out there who genuinely love, this movie will find a welcome home in your heart, whether this be a first viewing, or a refreshed memory from decades ago.
10TrevorJD
On the 20th Anniversary of World AIDS Day I sat down and watched this profoundly moving documentary that packs as much of an emotional wallop now as it did when I first saw it back in the very early 90's I cried my eyes out. It was a time when many of my friends and acquaintances were suffering and dying from AIDS and many others were living with HIV. A time before combination therapy and drugs - for those who are able to access and afford them - helped prolong the lives of people living with HIV. The 'storytellers' are everyday people whose lovers, friends or family died of AIDS and who found an outlet to remember them and deal with their grief through the Quilt project. Their stories are inspirational, and the film beautifully constructed. Highly Recommended.
Every life has a story. Here are a few of the stories of people who died from AIDS, told by their survivors.
More than three quarter of a million Americans have died from AIDS since we began to notice it, about forty years ago. Worldwide, the figure seems to be a bit more than 40 million. Do a little math, and we as a nation look lucky. Human lives are not measured statistically, and people do not die by nations, but individually. Try to speak of the enormity of something, saying eighty million people have died from AIDS, or 6.9 million from COVID-19 or what have you and the horror and sadness gets lost in the the crowd. But one by one, with those they leave behind to assess the values of those lives. "My son died"; "My lover died"; "My friend Jim died": these are the words that make me weep. That's why this movie is so effective.
More than three quarter of a million Americans have died from AIDS since we began to notice it, about forty years ago. Worldwide, the figure seems to be a bit more than 40 million. Do a little math, and we as a nation look lucky. Human lives are not measured statistically, and people do not die by nations, but individually. Try to speak of the enormity of something, saying eighty million people have died from AIDS, or 6.9 million from COVID-19 or what have you and the horror and sadness gets lost in the the crowd. But one by one, with those they leave behind to assess the values of those lives. "My son died"; "My lover died"; "My friend Jim died": these are the words that make me weep. That's why this movie is so effective.
10matt-81
Don't take this film lightly. It has to be one of the most heart-breaking films ever made. I saw this only once - 9 years ago! - and to this day, I still have Bobby McFerrin's depressing little theme in my head. Don't plan on doing much after this has ended. It's like SHOAH packed into less than 90 minutes. I never thought the presence of something so stupid as Alf (from the sitcom) could bring tears to my eyes. See this and find out why.
I'm shocked and saddened that I'm only the 9th person to vote for this film.
I'm shocked and saddened that I'm only the 9th person to vote for this film.
I was on staff at the Names Project during the making of this film and am honored to have been so. This film won the 1989 Academy Award for Feature Documentary. As has been stated by others, this is not an easy film to see, but I would encourage anyone who wants a greater understanding of the devastating impact of AIDS to view it. To have worked in the Names Project workshop and seen firsthand the care and love poured into each panel of the quilt was both a privilege and, ultimately, a devastating experience. Some of the people I worked with there are now gone - died of AIDS themselves - and I still think of them and miss them. See this film.
As for the comment about a world view, the film does mention some worldwide statistics. However, one of the main points of the film is that the United States government was abysmally slow in its response to the AIDS epidemic - so there is a reason for the focus on the U.S.
As for the comment about a world view, the film does mention some worldwide statistics. However, one of the main points of the film is that the United States government was abysmally slow in its response to the AIDS epidemic - so there is a reason for the focus on the U.S.
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- TriviaThe documentary was the first project of Dolly Parton and Sandy Gallin's Sandollar Productions not to feature Parton (having previously produced her A Smoky Mountain Christmas (1986) and Dolly (1987)). Subsequent projects from their company included Steve Martin's El padre de la novia (1991), El padre de la novia Parte II (1995), and Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) (2020) trilogy, Shining Through (1992), Sabrina (1995), I.Q. (1994), and Buffy, la caza vampiros (1992).
- Citas
Narrator: It took Rock Hudson's death to capture America's attention. By that time, AIDS had already killed 15 thousand of other Americans. Rock Hudson is the most famous name in the giant quilt, a memorial to ten thousand names of men, women and children who came along very different roads to the same fate.
- ConexionesFeatured in 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990)
- Bandas sonorasCommon Threads
Written and Performed by Bobby McFerrin
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- Общие темы: Истории с квилта
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By what name was Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989) officially released in Canada in English?
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