Love Is Strange

We’re used to queer characters dying young of illness, taking their own lives consumed by shame, or being beaten to death for who they are. But you can grow old as an LGBTQ person and it’s time we saw that on screen.

LOS ANGELES — A gay couple who have been together for almost four decades are separated — at least physically — by factors beyond their control in “Love Is Strange,” the latest tender and meandering exploration of human relationships from indie darling Ira Sachs (“Keep the Lights On,” ”Forty Shades of Blue”).