Ira Sachs’s Typical Vibe
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Ira Sachs has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Tomas and Martin are a gay couple living in Paris whose marriage is thrown into crisis when Tomas impulsively begins a passionate affair with young schoolteacher Agathe. But when Martin begins an affair of his own, Tomas must confront life decisions he may be unprepared—or unwilling—to deal with.
Dir. Ira Sachs · With Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, Adèle Exarchopoulos

Jake is a quiet, sensitive middle schooler with dreams of being an artist. He meets the affably brash Tony at his grandfather's funeral, and the unlikely pair soon hit it off. The budding friendship is put at risk, however, when a rent dispute between Jake's father, Brian, and Tony's mother, Leonor, threatens to become contentious.
Dir. Ira Sachs · With Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Ehle, Paulina García

After 39 years together, Ben and George finally tie the knot, but George loses his job as a result, and the newlyweds must sell their New York apartment and live apart, relying on friends and family to make ends meet.
Dir. Ira Sachs · With John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei

A very gentle middle-aged man is married, but when he falls in love with another woman, he decides that to divorce his wife would humiliate her too much – so instead he decides to kill her.
Dir. Ira Sachs · With Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper, Patricia Clarkson

In 1997 New York City, filmmaker Erik bonds with closeted lawyer Paul after a one-night fling. As their relationship evolves through dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries while being true to himself.
Dir. Ira Sachs · With Thure Lindhardt, Zachary Booth, Julianne Nicholson