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Keep the Lights On
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Keep the Lights On
| Duration | 101 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Categories | Romance, Drama |
| Cast | Paprika Steen, Julianne Nicholson, Thure Lindhardt, Zachary Booth |
| Written By | Ira Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias |
| Directed By | Ira Sachs |
| Produced By | Parts and Labor, Alarum Pictures, Tiny Dancer Films |
| Distributed By | Peccadillo Pictures |
| Film Details |
Keep the Lights On chronicles an emotional and sexually charged journey between two men in New York City through love, friendship, and addiction. Documentary filmmaker Erik (acclaimed Danish actor Thure Lindhardt in his first leading role in a U.S. film) and closeted lawyer Paul (Zachary Booth, Damages) meet through a casual encounter, but soon find a deeper connection and become a couple. Individually and together, they are risk takers, compulsive, and fuelled by drugs and sex. In an almost decade-long relationship defined by highs, lows, and dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries and dignity while being true to himself. Keep the Lights On is shot with a grainy beauty that resonates with the texture of New York City, accentuated by disco beats and a mournful cello, both from musician Arthur Russell's eclectic catalogue. Director Ira Sachs's fearlessly personal screenplay is anchored by Lindhardt, who embodies Erik's isolation and vulnerability with a gentle presence. Harrowing and romantic, visceral and layered, Keep the Lights On is a film that looks at love and all of its manifestations, taking it to dark depths and bringing it back to a place of grace.