The Normal Heart

— I finally watched the HBO version of Larry Kramer’s “The Normal Heart” (DVD). It’s incredibly moving and a fantastic cast reminds us how we, as a nation, let so many die while taking no real action for years to stop the epidemic. The failure to even acknowledge the crisis or to help so large a segment of the population, particularly when contrasted with the recent, all-out concern over Ebola, should anger each of us and remind us that inaction can be an unforgiveable action.

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[2014. 132 min. Directed by Ryan Murphy. Starring Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer, Taylor Kitsch, Jim Parsons, and Julia Roberts.]
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/arts/television/mark-ruffalo-stars-in-larry-kramers-the-normal-heart.html