Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIt’s very tough being the slightest bit sympathetic for Helosia (Letícia Sabatella) the protagonist in Brazilian filmmaker Jeremias Moreira Filho, and Dani Carneiro’s family drama as she refuses to take any responsibility for her unhappy life. She blames her elderly mother Ruth (Selma Egrei ) for the her unfulfilling job as a hospital doctor, her … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesHard Paint aka Tinta Bruta is an intriguing and somewhat perplexing highly erotic tale that swooped up the prestigious Teddy Award for Best LGBT Feature at the Berlinale last month. Set in the south of Brazil in the small town of Porto Alegre, which is a place so sad that everyone is desperate to leave, making the ones that … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis feature film debut from Brazilian filmmaker Mauro Carvalho is an utterly charming tale of young love that failed to run its course once real life got in its way. It is told to us by one half of the couple Diego (Thiago Cazado) some years later as he reflects back on what life was like before … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis is the second six episodes of the hit Brazilian LGBT web series that is very loosely adapted (!) from Shakespeare’s classic love story Romeo & Juliet and has been made into a contemporary queer romantic drama. Set in the fictional city of Verona not too far from Sao Paolo, and is where the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesA very young set of Brazilian filmmakers have very loosely adapted Shakespeare’s classic love-story Romeo & Juliet and made it a contemporary queer romantic drama. This web series was also set in the fictional Italian city of Verona, and is now where the Campelos and Monteiros families have vehemently hated each other for generations after … Continue reading
