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A 1991 American two-part play by Tony Kushner about AIDS and homosexuality in the 1980s. The play explores themes of prophecy, history, and identity through supernatural and symbolic elements, and won numerous awards and acclaim.
- Tony Kushner
- 1992
Angels in America is a 2003 American HBO miniseries directed by Mike Nichols and based on the Pulitzer Prize–winning 1991 play of the same name by Tony Kushner. Set in 1985, the film revolves around six New Yorkers whose lives intersect.
YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)20032003Best Film Made for Cable TVAngels in America2004Angels in America2004Top 10 TV Programs of the YearAngels in AmericaAngels in America: With Al Pacino, Mary-Louise Parker, Justin Kirk, Jeffrey Wright. In 1985, Prior is diagnosed with AIDS and his lover Louis deserts him. Powerful lawyer Roy Cohn tempts Mormon and closeted gay Joe Pitt to the dark side.
- (30K)
- 2003-12-07
- Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- 59
Angels in America focuses on the stories of two troubled couples, one gay, one straight: "word processor" Louis Ironson and his lover Prior Walter, and Mormon lawyer Joe Pitt and his wife Harper. After the funeral of Louis's grandmother, Prior tells him that he has contracted AIDS, and Louis panics.
A fight with Joe leaves Louis scarred, and Roy plays a final joke on Ethel. Prior wrestles the Angel and later vows to live -- free of secrets. The official website for Angels In America on HBO, featuring interviews, schedule information, behind the scenes exclusives, and more.
A fight with Joe leaves Louis scarred, and Roy plays a final joke on Ethel. Prior wrestles the Angel and later vows to live -- free of secrets. Stream Season 1 episodes of Angels In America online and access extras such as interviews, previews and episode guides.
Aug 30, 2024 · Widely considered to be the definitive work about the AIDS epidemic, Angels in America is a two-part, roughly eight-hour play by American playwright Tony Kushner that premiered in the early 1990s.
