Tag: French
Alain Delon a cultural and cinematic leading man of the 20th century has died aged 88
Alain Delon who died this week was acknowledged as a cultural and cinematic leading man of the 20th century. Delon emerged as one of the foremost European actors of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, and became an international sex symbol. Although totally heterosexual he became a symbolic icon for the the queer community which…
Jose Mayorga reviews ROSODIUM a queer French road trip movie
The French romance/drama develops a significant segment in the lives of Noah (Thibaut Cattelin) and Lohan (Jules Bahloul), their characters are portrayed sharing the road for a few days being driven, in the back of pick-up, by friends Rox and Coco who have concerns of their own. A story told in a loop begins…
Queerguru’s Richard Gilles reviews FULL TIME (aka À plein temps) a film by Eric Gravel
Full-time is an achievement of realistic cinema at its pinnacle. In this film, writer/director Eric Gravel directs a lonely heroine burning herself out between work and bringing two young children during a general strike in France, reminiscing of the most recent 2019 general strike. The result is a strong and realistic…
Could this be the year that French queer rock-pop band Hyphen Hyphen conquer the world?
Queer French rock-pop band Hyphen Hyphen is about to release its highly-anticipated new album, C’est la Vie on Jan 20th. It features two singles “Don’t Wait For Me“, “Too Young” and this latest track, “Call My Name.” This track is an undeniable powerhouse performance for front singer Samanta Cotta—think Adele meets London Grammar. The group…
Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews newly restored THE WOUNDED MAN (L´homme blessé) the 1983 film by Patrice Chéreau
Henri (Jean-Hugues Anglade) is a young man from a working family of four in an unnamed French city, his sister is going to Paris and they all go to the train station to say goodbye. The train station is also a house of glances where men search for action, a cruising place where a…
