Philadelphia (1993)
Andrew Beckett, a gay lawyer infected with AIDS, is fired from his conservative law firm in fear that they might contract AIDS from him. After Andrew is fired, in a last attempt for peace, he sues his former law firm with the help of a homophobic lawyer, Joe Miller. During the court battle, Miller sees that Beckett is no different than anyone else on the gritty streets of the city of brotherly love, sheds his homophobia and helps Beckett with his case before AIDS overcomes him.
Books with substantial mentioning of Philadelphia
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Jürgen Müller Filme der 90er Köln-London-Madrid-New York-Paris-Tokyo, 2001 |
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| Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.) International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 1. Films Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000 |
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| Frank N. Magill (ed.) Magill's Cinema Annual 1994, A Survey of the Films of 1993 Pasadena, California; Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1994 |
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Articles on Philadelphia
| Louise Brealey, Movie Imitates Life Shock, in: Premiere (UK), nr. 40 (May), 1996 pp. 30 |
