Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesOn The Fringe of Wild, the feature film debut of director Emma Catalfamo and writer Sorelle Doucet is a contemporary coming-out-tale set in the outbacks of Ontario where time and rampant homophobia have seemingly stood still. It is a very sharp reminder that even in 2021 life is still made unbearable for LGBTQ … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesEl Planeta is the debut feature film of Spanish artist, and now also film director, Amalia Ulman. The film premiered at this year’s Sundance Film festival to an enthusiastic audience. Ulman is the director, writer, producer, and star of the film. Her own mother, Ale Ulman, is also in the film, making her … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesSpanish filmmaking duo David Matamoros and Ángeles Hernández swap their usual roles of producers to become the co-directors and writers of his intriguing queer melodrama. Adapted from a very successful stage play, it is the story of two very different married couples who are quite ruthless in pursuing their own desires. Two close childhood … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe opening scenes of Mascarpone, a new queer dramady from co-directors Alessandro Guida and Matteo Pilati, is set to send shivers down the backs of quite a few gay men in long-term relationships. A rather oblivious Antonio (Giancarlo Commare) is abruptly told by his long-time husband Lorenzo (Carlo Calderone) that their marriage is over as … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIt is impossible to overlook the influence of Federico Fellini’s 8½ in Antony Hickling’s Down in Paris, especially in the surreal bits of the film when reality and illusion collide to make way for a dazzling humane effect. A middle-aged film director wandering about in a glamourous city looking for inspiration and facing his … Continue reading
