High Tide (2024 film)

High Tide
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMarco Calvani
Written byMarco Calvani
Produced by
  • Mickey Lidell
  • Pete Shilaimon
  • Marco Calvani
Starring
CinematographyOscar Ignacio Jiménez
Edited byAnisha Acharya
Music bySebastian Plano
Production
company
Distributed byStrand Releasing
Release dates
  • March 9, 2024 (2024-03-09) (SXSW)
  • October 18, 2024 (2024-10-18)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • English
  • Portuguese[1]

High Tide is a 2024 American romantic drama film written and directed by Marco Calvani and starring Marco Pigossi, James Bland, Marisa Tomei, and Bill Irwin.

Cast

Synopsis

Heartbroken and adrift, undocumented Brazilian immigrant Lourenço searches for purpose in the queer mecca of Provincetown. As the summer season comes to an end, he sparks an intense and unexpected romance with Maurice. Together, the two reconcile the pasts they have left behind and their uncertain futures.[2]

Release

The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 9, 2024.[3][4] It is set to be released in New York on October 18, 2024, followed by an expansion to Los Angeles on October 25, and select cities on November 1.[5]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 20 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.8/10.[6]

Chris Azzopardi of The New York Times hailed the film as "poignant" and rewarded it with the Critic's Pick certification.[7]

Siddhant Adlakha of Variety gave the film a positive review. He called the film "beautiful and devastating" and wrote, "...Pigossi delivers a stunning performance".[1]

David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a positive review and wrote: "Marco Calvani's sensitively observed first feature… speaks from the heart". He also praised Pigossi's "haunting lead performance, steeped in melancholy and raw pain but also in moments of openness, optimism and even joy, helps make High Tide an affecting portrait of untethered gay men seeking meaningful connections".[8]

Ryan Lattanzio of IndieWire graded the film a B-. He called the film "sexy, sad… frank and honest [and] palpably hot," and remarked that the film "dares you not to be obsessed with - and attracted to - its leading man Marco Pigossi".[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Adlakha, Siddhant (March 8, 2024). "'High Tide' Review: A Lukewarm Queer Immigrant Drama With a Blazing Lead Performance". Variety. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  2. ^ High Tide on IMDb
  3. ^ Nemiroff, Perri (March 21, 2024). "Marisa Tomei Produced One of the Most Soulful Movies at SXSW 2024". Collider. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "Undocumented Immigrant Film High Tide Set for North American Release (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. July 29, 2024.
  5. ^ Bergeson, Samantha (September 4, 2024). "High Tide Trailer: Marco Calvani's Acclaimed Feature Debut Embodies a Generation of Queer Men in the PrEP Era". IndieWire. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "High Tide". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 21, 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ Azzopardi, Chris (October 17, 2024). "'High Tide' Review: Between Two Worlds". The New York Times. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  8. ^ Rooney, David (March 8, 2024). "'High Tide' Review: An Undocumented Immigrant Finds a Reprieve From His Lonely Limbo in Tender Queer Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  9. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (March 8, 2024). "'High Tide' Review: Gay Sex, Sadness, and Longing as an Undocumented Immigrant Faces the Future in Provincetown". IndieWire. Retrieved March 21, 2024.