romance
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‘Queerguru reviews ‘THE CHAMBERMAID a Slovakian sappho period-romance
According to WIKI, The Chambermaid will only be the 4th ever Slovakian queer movie making it more of curiosity than other new films right now. Why so few so far is a mystery especially when you consider that there is a Slovak Queer Film Festival that wll be celebrating its 19th Anniversary this year Anyway,…
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Queerguru reviews VIET AND NAM an achingly beautiful queer romance from Vietnam
Coming straight from Un Certain Regard Section at Cannes Film Festival comes this extraordinary… and quite beautiful Vietnamese movie VIET AND NAM that surrounds the most gentle queer love story that has already been banned in Vietnam. Surprisingly not because of the romance between these two young men, but reportedly for its portrayal of…
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Queerguru previews Antony Hickling’s ELLA a love affair between two women (and the city of Paris!)
We rarely see enough work from the queer British ex-pat film maker ANTONY HICKLING who now calls Paris home. So its quite a surprise to us after republishing his short experimental film P.D a few weeks ago that we now find ourselves previewing his latest film ELLA. Set in Paris (of course), Hickling…
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Queerguru reviews UNICORNS where a sexual awakening can blossom into a touching queer romance
This third feature film from Welsh/Egyptian filmmaker Sally El-Hosaini continues her concern with gender/sexual identity that she explored so beautifully in My Brother The Devil. She has also set UNICORNS in present day UK where the younger members of immigrant families feel stuck in the middle of two different cultures that are unsure…
