Some queer movies!
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sasha_featherVictor/Victoria - 1982; source: local library. Starring Julie Andrews.
Not sure how/why I waited so long to see this. At least quarantine has been allowing me to catch up on movies.
I am amazed and pleased at how super queer this movie is. The opening scene has two men waking up in bed together. One goes to dresser and takes money out of the other's wallet. The setting is 1939, Paris; many of the scenes take place in queer-friendly cabarets.
The story is a truly funny farce with lots of great one-liners, comebacks, and gags. The protagonists have a refreshing lack of homophobia. I'm just amazed that this was a mainstream movie in the early 80s, with big-name actors, and it won awards. There are no gay bashings, though there are some anti-gay slurs used.
My one complaint/content note is that in one scene, late in the film, someone intentionally smashes another person's finger, and it's played for laughs. There were a couple other somewhat uncomfortable moments, but overall, the tone is light and playful, one might even say Gay!
The Boys in the Band - 2020 - Netflix.
This is a remake of a 1968 play and movie about a group of gay men who gather to celebrate a birthday. The cast of this film is the same as the Broadway revival; it features actors who are openly gay and includes Zachary Quinto, Jim Parsons, and Matt Bomer.
I felt like I was missing some cultural context for this. To me it just seemed like these "friends" didn't actually like each other that much, and were being mean to each other for sport. I suffered through the last half of it, mostly to watch Zachary Quinto chew scenery while wearing a green velvet suit. I'm glad I saw it, though, for cultural reasons. I also watched the short documentary about the film, in which the playwright, Mart Crowley, was interviewed.
I was pleased to learn that two of the actors in the piece, who play a couple, became a couple IRL and are now together. That's some fan fic shit right there.
Not sure how/why I waited so long to see this. At least quarantine has been allowing me to catch up on movies.
I am amazed and pleased at how super queer this movie is. The opening scene has two men waking up in bed together. One goes to dresser and takes money out of the other's wallet. The setting is 1939, Paris; many of the scenes take place in queer-friendly cabarets.
The story is a truly funny farce with lots of great one-liners, comebacks, and gags. The protagonists have a refreshing lack of homophobia. I'm just amazed that this was a mainstream movie in the early 80s, with big-name actors, and it won awards. There are no gay bashings, though there are some anti-gay slurs used.
My one complaint/content note is that in one scene, late in the film, someone intentionally smashes another person's finger, and it's played for laughs. There were a couple other somewhat uncomfortable moments, but overall, the tone is light and playful, one might even say Gay!
The Boys in the Band - 2020 - Netflix.
This is a remake of a 1968 play and movie about a group of gay men who gather to celebrate a birthday. The cast of this film is the same as the Broadway revival; it features actors who are openly gay and includes Zachary Quinto, Jim Parsons, and Matt Bomer.
I felt like I was missing some cultural context for this. To me it just seemed like these "friends" didn't actually like each other that much, and were being mean to each other for sport. I suffered through the last half of it, mostly to watch Zachary Quinto chew scenery while wearing a green velvet suit. I'm glad I saw it, though, for cultural reasons. I also watched the short documentary about the film, in which the playwright, Mart Crowley, was interviewed.
I was pleased to learn that two of the actors in the piece, who play a couple, became a couple IRL and are now together. That's some fan fic shit right there.
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