Product Details

• Actors: Mark Massi
• Directors: Peter Friedman (II)
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: New Video Group
• DVD Release Date: July 29, 2003
• Run Time: 99 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00009ME9G
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,220 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Silverlake Life - The View from Here" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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SILVERLAKE LIFE:THE VIEW FROM HERE - DVD Movie

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What Does It All Mean?, February 8, 2004

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TKKGUY "tkkguy" (Orange County, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Silverlake Life - The View From Here [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I stumbled upon this documentary not too long ago on DVD and watched it this past weekend. It is a deeply moving story of Tom and Mark, two gay men who have been together for 22 years and are slowly dying of AIDS. Their lives are shown raw and uncensored. We see them for who they--two deeply caring and loving human beings just trying to cope, understand, and triumph in this mystery called Life. We also see how a horrible disease, such as AIDS, slowly ravages one's mind and body. But I think the most one can take from this documentary is the simple truth of Love, and, living the most of each day. You can not help but cry and realize how foolish we really all are with our materialistic obsessions of money, vainity, celebrities, and other nonsense. Interwoven with the lives of these two special men, we also see glimpses of such simple things--a walk in a garden, the inspiring beauty of a blooming flower, the sight of a humming bird in flight, the comfort found in their pet cat as Tom's mother seeks solace after seeing her son die. It is the simple and pure things in life, like Love and the beauty of Life, that matter. Thank you Tom and Mark for reminding us.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A TRUE life lesson, January 23, 2004

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Marjorie "O" (Dallas, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Silverlake Life - The View from Here (DVD)

One night I was up late flipping through stations when I found this playing on the Sundance channel. Like many of the reviewers before me, I was just going to watch a little until something better came on. However, after 5 minutes I couldn't take my eyes off the screen and my heart and emotions were 100% into this couple dealing with AIDS. At the end of this movie I cried as though these people were friends of mine. It touched me so much I have spent months trying to find its name. If you haven't seen it- BUY NOW! This documentary is a true life lesson for everyone- teaching the importance of living your life to the fullest, telling your loved ones how much you care for them every moment you can and for those who STILL do not believe there is such thing as true love in a ... relationship- this couple will show you a love that few people (straight or otherwise) will ever have.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First hand view of living with AIDS, April 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Silverlake Life - The View From Here [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A gay couple who both suddenly fall victim to the disease of AIDS, decide to film their lives as the disease slowly robs one of them of his health, mental faculties and finally life . One of the man's disease is much more progressed then the other's so the healthy one does much to care for his dieing lover during most of the film. Short of showing actual sex, this movie leaves nothing out. It shows the grim reality of this disease , in full unbiased view, and makes no attempt to voice any political message. The man's disease progresses from lesions, demensia, and yes , actual death . The movie is just as much about death as it is about AIDS itself, and shows the man's reaction as he discovers that his lover is finally dead. Even the dead body of the man is shown in full view, as it is wrapped up and carried off by the corroner. As a straight man, I found this movie very educational and actually recommend that all young adults see it, for it is also an effective reminder of the consequence of unsafe sex, as well as understanding gay relationships .