The Normal Heart
Normal Heart was based on autobiographical drama of HIV / AIDS activist Larry Kramer. The film revolved around the increase and the crisis of the disease in New York during the period 1981 - 1984, through the eyes of writer Ned Weeks. Ned Weeks had a secret lover - who had to live and endure the ravages of AIDS daily.
20 November 1970, Queens, New York, USA
17 January 1962, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
26 March 1985, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
16 April 1948, Budapest, Hungary
30 July 1969, London, England, UK
17 May 1959, Rochester, New York, USA
27 December 1962, Rockford, Illinois, USA
24 May 1953, London, England, UK
24 October 1960, San Francisco, California, USA
June 28, 2014
The collaboration between Murphy and Kramer seemed like a natural from the moment it was announced, and now we have the proof of that sensible decision -- in all its incendiary, heart-wrenching magnificence.
May 29, 2014
If anger and suffering were all there were to The Normal Heart, watching it would be torture. Luckily, it has heart to match its guts.
May 26, 2014
Watch at your own risk, but to not watch the film - or more importantly, learn from it - is an even higher risk.
May 31, 2014
It's an impressive, relevant, and moving ensemble drama that I can't recommend enough.
September 03, 2014
Larry Kramer's blistering cri de coeur about the early days of the AIDS plague gets a solidly respectful but flawed treatment from Ryan Murphy.
May 29, 2014
There is less reporting on poverty in America than on any other major societal issue. So it is with AIDS. That alone makes The Normal Heart an important film.
May 28, 2014
Matt Bomer is heartbreaking as a New York Times style reporter looking for love in a loveless city. His physical transformation is astonishing and agonizing.
August 25, 2014
proves that, sometimes, art does a better job of understanding history than the actual record
May 29, 2014
Despite its flaws, this iteration of The Normal Heart also exhorts us to remember.
May 27, 2014
Moving, well acted and important for a generation who may be unfamiliar with the source material. But the TV version, also written by Kramer, doesn't have the emotional heft of the play.
May 29, 2014
Although The Normal Heart is a work of fiction, the stories it tells about the emerging AIDS crisis in America are honest and heartbreakingly real, thanks to deeply affecting performances.
May 28, 2014
Time, and rewrites, have softened some of the play's stridency. More important, the romance between Weeks (Ruffalo) and his lover, Felix (Bomer), is given a more prominent role as is Felix's death spiral, giving the story power both broad and intimate.
