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Other gay-themed movies
Lumière:
I haven't read all the posts on this thread yet, but I haven't noticed anyone mention the movie: Priest.
I have the DVD and I have seen it tons of times already. Amazing film, was pretty controversial when it came out years ago too (what with the gay Catholic priest context and all ;D) - I LOVE this film! Anyone seen it?
starboardlight:
What does any one think of "Steam". Not a significant film, but I still thought it was lovely and beautiful. I never thought of Budapest as being romantic, but this film makes a good case for it.
Shuggy:
--- Quote from: Impish on April 18, 2006, 11:03:10 am ---I recently watched the only lesbian film in my collection, "The Children's Hour" with Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine, from (openly-gay) Lillian Hellman's play.
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Openly gay? She was partner of (married to?) Dashiel Hammett. I never heard a hint she wasn't devoted to him, and he to her. And he was strait enough, wasn't he?
I think you'll find The Children's Hour has been delesbianised (new word for you) compared to the play, but the first film made from it, These Threes (1936) so delesibianised it as to change one character's sex. Some critics at IMDb think it's the better film, though.
moremojo:
While on the subject of lesbian themes in film, I thought I'd mention G.W. Pabst's late silent classic Pandora's Box (Die Buchse der Pandora), filmed in Germany in 1928. Not a lesbian film per se, this classic adaptation of Wedekind's Lulu plays (the same source for Alban Berg's landmark opera) features one of the earliest portrayals of a lesbian character in cinema, that of the Countess played by Alice Roberts. The Countess is but one of the many who fall under the spell of femme fatale Lulu, played by the legendary Louise Brooks in her single most famous role.
JCinNYC2006:
I loved Priest. I liked that the younger priest's sexuality wasn't the sole focus, but one of the conflicts within the Church. The very last scene always gets me welled up.
Wasn't Steam set in Turkey? I only saw it once and can't remember it very well. Prick Up Your Ears is excellent, and very entertaining. That was Stephen Frear's second gay-themed movie after My Beautiful Laundrette, another classic.
Juan
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