Tag: family drama
Queerguru reviews QUEEN new totally delightful & unmissable Polish family drama on Netflix
Kudos to Netflix for commissioning this original heartfelt Polish family drama series which as its title hints has a glorious queer theme . The elegant and well-turned-out Sylvester Bork (Andrzej Seweryn) has three passions in life. His very successful Tailors shop in Paris that he is about to retire from for a new life…
The Invisible Thread : when an Italian gay family break up turns melodramatic
There are many different ways to tell the story of a family drama, and with this particular Italian one, they just shouted it. This intriguing same-sex fathers and son tale with its ground-breaking scenario sadly overwhelmed its potential subtle family dynamics by unnecessarily making every single step such a melodrama. Simone (Francesco Scianna) and…
Queerguru reviews Kenneth Branagh’s BELFAST one of the best family dramas of the year
Kenneth Branagh’s heart-wrenching family drama based loosely on his own childhood in the capital of Northern Ireland is a very personal account of growing up in the midst of a civil war. Set in 1969 when Branagh was just nine years old and when the violent conflict between the Protestant and Catholic populations was…
A Distant Place : a finely nuanced Korean queer family drama
A Distant Place, the debut feature film from Korean filmmaker Kuo-Young Park, and is a remarkable finely nuanced tale that evolved into such an exquisite film as beautiful as the stunning rural setting. It is the first Korean queer film that I have ever seen and I have to confess although I was unsure…
Out Of Time : a family dealing with a 11 year olds transitioning
Brit queer filmmaker Leon Lopez’s chose a gritty melodrama to direct for his sophomore feature film. Until recently Lopez was best known for acting in major UK Soaps like Eastenders and Hollyoaks , the latter he went on to direct. His portfolio since then has included some excellent queer shorts such as ‘Crossroad‘ ‘Circles‘…
