Last Breath (1997)
Directed by P.J. Posner
Genres - Mystery, Drama, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Erotic Thriller, Marriage Drama, Medical Drama, Psychological Thriller |
Release Date - Nov 7, 1997 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - France, United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Robert Firsching
Luke Perry stars in this surprisingly moving adult drama about a devoted husband whose wife (Francie Swift) is dying of cystic fibrosis. Because of her rare blood type, she can't get new lungs, so Perry begins a frantic search to find a donor. Eventually, he becomes so desperate that he starts having an affair with a real-estate agent (Gia Carides) whom he plans to murder because she's a match with Swift and has signed her donor card. Director P.J. Posner shows a surprising amount of sensitivity and character development in what was obviously designed to be no more than a cheap erotic thriller. Perry and Swift are believable and sympathetic, and the portrait of Swift's degenerating condition and Perry's desperation is moving and poignant. Only a cliched scene tacked on at the end gives the film's intentions away despite its frequent sexual situations and nudity.
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cystic-fibrosis, disease, donation, extramarital-affair, family-illness, love, murder/suicide, organ-transplant, terminal-illness