Tag: italian
Queerguru’s James Judd reviews FIREWORKS a Italian queer love story based on an infamous hate crime
Can’t two twinks fall in love in peace in 1980 Sicily? No. In a nutshell, that is the story of Fireworks, a new film by Giuseppe Fiorello based on the true story of an infamous hate crime. It imagines the days leading up to the murder of two young men whose deaths caused…
‘Italy’s most handsome man’ quits modeling to become a priest
Just 4 years ago when he was just 17 years old Edorado Santini was voted the most handsome in Italy but now he has quit his modeling job to join the priesthood. After a lifetime of studying drama and dance to achieve his dream of becoming a star, he said on social media Saturday…
Queerguru reviews Ferzan Özpetek’s NUOVO OLIMPO a passionate queer relationship spread over some 30 years as it struggles to fulfill its potential.
Ferzan Özpetek’s feature film Hamam aka [Steam: The Turkish Bath] in 1997 is one of those movie-making debuts that stick in your memory. In it, Özpetek takes a mesmerizing look at how special places and people can transform other people. This romantic drama film is a haunting joy Since then this Italian/Turkish queer…
Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews The Hottest Summer (L’ Estate piu Calda)
A fiction set in Sicily in a Roman Catholic context. During record-breaking hot summer days, charismatic and handsome soon-to-be-priest deacon Don Nicola (Gianmarco Saurino) visits the small villa and catches the eye and interest of volunteers at the church camp and close friends Valentina (Alice Angelica) and Lucia (Nicole Damiani). Don Nicola´s allure is like…
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…
