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Empty Bed (An)
- Director: Mark Gasper
- Writer: Mark Gasper
- Producer: Mark Gasper; Victoria Larimore
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Gasper's only film.
The premise is good albeit thoroughly depressing.
The script - a little awkward in places.
The younger actors are simply atrocious - which is a shame...because, this is an atmospheric piece about regret - a life led wrong - handled fairly deftly with a gentle touch.
It is refreshing to see the viewpoint of an older gay man - the gay community is not solely the domain of the young.
Trailer...
An Empty Bed - Teaser from Mark Gasper on Vimeo.
The(ir) Blurb...
In his twilight, a lonely gay man reflects on his life and the three loves of his long-lost youth one woman and two men. Forced into early retirement by a heart attack, he wanders aimlessly through the graffiti-marred streets of his New York neighborhood. Familiar haunts trigger flashbacks of happy and not-so happy times. Could anything have been different? Could he have denied his true identity and married as his lover, Peter, did? Should he have? Would it have worked out? Could he have lived with himself? These seem to be the unspoken questions in the back of his mind. A phone call to the now-married man for whom he still holds deep affection, concludes this moving and very satisfying character study.
Cast & Characters
Chandra Anderson as Party Guest;
Lenore Andriel as Young Patty;
Sabrina Artel as Kissing Woman;
Debbon Ayer as Party Guest;
Harriet Bass as Corinne;
Dana Bate as Gus;
Penni-Ellen Bergholz as Beat Woman;
Robin Bergstrom as TV Anchorwoman;
Thomas Bevins as Customer;
Larry Bockius as Sidewalk Artist;
Henry Bogle as Beat Dope Smoker 2;
Maria Bruni as Punk 1;
Cameron Buday as Bartender;
Richard Burns as Kissing Man;
Dennis Cieri as Customer