The gay scene in Manhattan is the setting for this contemporary love story revolving around a book editor, his friend and former lover who is dying from AIDS, and his current lover. All are just trying to get through life the best that they can.
Review 1:
"...A party feeling of its own....Buscemi has a powerfully anarchic presence..."
Source: New York Times
p.C21 02/19/1986
Review 2:
"...An absorbing entertainment, film always seem authentic...It's an impressive achievement..."
Source: Variety
01/29/1986
Review 3:
"...The qualities one likes best about Bill Sherwood's PARTING GLANCES are its immaculate, flashing wit, its easy grace and the nimble but compassionate way it deals with a potentially explosive subject..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.C11 03/06/1986
Review 4:
"[T]he tone is agreeably light....One of the highpoints is a farewell party that showcases Sherwood's knack for lively character sketches."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.77 11/01/2004