Tag: italian
Queerguru reviews MASCARPONE a delectable Italian queer dramedy
The 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…
Ernesto : a teenager wanders around Rome looking for ‘himself’.
Ernesto the debut movie by Italian couple Alice De Luca and Giacomo Raffaelli makes too many demands on the viewer. This experimental wee film shakily shot on a handheld camera and that contains long sections of silence, and a muddled narrative, requires a great deal of patience to keep viewing until the final credits It’s…
It’s Just In My Head
This new cute short film is the writing/directing debut of Romanian Marius Gabriel Stancu who’s daytime job is the Festival Manager of The Open Reel a major European distributor of LGBTQ films It’s a story that so many gay men can relate too personally, but in most cases it didn’t always end on such…
The Goddess of Fortune : the latest excellent gay dramedy from Ferzan Özpetek
If Ferzan Özpetek is not Queerguru’s favorite queer Italian filmmaker, then he is definitely near the top of our list. This Turkish born Italian captured our attention with Hamam (Steam: The Turkish Baths) in 1997. He then when on to capture our hearts with his multi-award winning The Ignorant Fairies (released in the US/UK…
AMBROSIA : the story of an exceptional Italian queer performer
Vincenzo D’Ambrosi, who calls himself an androgynous boy, is a 24 year old queer artist who performs a European cabaret-style drag at “La Boum” – Milan’s premiere gay club. Born in Naples where his family live in an apartment over their Tobacco Store in which his mother toils 18 hour days without a break. …
