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Adaptation of the books of Armistead Maupin, which follow the lives of a diverse group of individuals from San Francisco, who are all searching for love. Meet Anna Madrigal, the bizarre landlady, Mona Ramsey, who is unaware that she is Anna's daughter, Michael 'Mouse' Tolliver, the gay Floridian whose parents think he is .. Read more

Starring	Olympia Dukakis, Donald Moffat, Chloe Webb, Laura Linney
Director	Alastair Reid
Genres	Drama, Television

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Tales Of The City

Starring	Olympia Dukakis, Donald Moffat, Chloe Webb, Laura Linney, Marcus D'Amico, Bill Campbell, Thomas Gibson, Paul Gross
Director	Alastair Reid
Studio	4DVD
Run time	DVD: 5 hrs 38 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama, Television
Language	English
Hearing-impaired	English
Released	DVD: 05 Sep 2005
Format	DVD

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The first and best series to show gay life on screen.
- Russell T. Davies
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
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15 out of 15 people found this review helpful

San Fran in the 70's

Tales of the City is a kind of gentle 'Desperate Housewives' for the 1970 generation. The characters are beautifully drawn, from old Mr Halcyon, who is dying of kidney disease, thru to the off-the-wall Anna Madrigal, the pot-smoking landlady.

The script is a delight, the acting fabulous, the direction assured and generous.

There are no cheap laughs, no easy dramatic moments, no plot-line short-cuts. This is top-quality cinema with a conscience and a smile.

San Fran is a great city, and Maupin's tender affection is obvious. The endless routine of gay bars and baths in the pre-AIDS days is both quaint and yet oddly forboding - something had to break... There's a naivete and an optimistic unworldiness here, which has long gone...

Great stuff, highly watchable.

Enjoy!
- - Clerico from Dunbar
  - Posted 13 Jan 2006 21:34
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

For once a serialisation matches the quality of the book

The magical Tales in the City comes to life via this production and does not fail to impress. Excellent casting combined with fantastic location makes for compelling viewing. Olympia Dukakis in particular shines as the enigmatic Mrs Madrigal. I would heartily recommend this as an experience not to be missed.. often when tv turns a novel into the small screen a lot is lost but I believe Amistead Maupin was heavily involved in the mini series production, and it shows. Order this, get in a few bottles of wine, sit back and devour this treat.
- - Dave Phillips from London
  - Posted 05 Mar 2006 18:00
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