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Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema and more

Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema & more

King Of Escape (DVD Review)

April 6, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Ludovic Berthillot, Hafsia Herzi, Pierre Laur
Director: Alain Guiraudie
Running Time: 93 mins
Certificate: 18
Release Date: March 23rd 2015 (UK)

While it was made in 2009, King Of Escape is getting a new UK release now following the success of director Alain Guiraudie’s last movie, Stranger By The Lake. King Of Escape is in some respects a very different movie, although you can certainly feel the echoes between the two films.

King Of Escape is the sort of film that’s likely to divide audiences, as you really need to ‘get’ it. If you don’t you’re likely to think it’s weird, somewhat inexplicable and more than a little nasty. However the key is to understand that while this appears to be a comedy set in rural France, in many respects it’s a subversive fantasy taking place somewhere where the rules don’t quite match up to what we expect. [Read more…]

King of Escape Trailer – Take a look at the gay-themed movie from the director of Stranger By The Lake

January 22, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

King-of-Escape-slideStranger By The Lake is one of the best gay-themed thrillers ever made (if you haven’t seen it, you really should), but it wasn’t Alain Guiraudie first look at all things gay, as back in 2009 he made King Of Escape.

However other than a couple of festival appearances, it never made it to the UK, but with the success of Stranger By The Lake, Peccadillo Pictures has decided it’s time to rectify that, setting a March 23rd DVD release for the movie.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘A film about tractors, aphrodisiacs and forbidden love from Alain Guiraudie, the Cannes Award Winning director of STRANGER BY THE LAKE.

‘Armand is a gay tractor salesman and not the sharpest tool in the shed. When he rescues Curly, the daughter of his greatest rival, the two embark on a mad chase through the forest pursued by a very angry father with a gun. Totally unknown to Armand, however, is the bizarre sexual frenzy he’s ignited in the other men in town, with him as the object of their desire!

‘Hilarious, daring and outrageously controversial, KING OF ESCAPE is a riotous French sex comedy about raising cocks in rural France.’

Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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DIRECTORS: Alain Guiraudie  FILMS: King Of Escape  

Stranger By The Lake (L’inconnu du lac) (Cinema)

February 21, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, Patrick d'Assumçao, Jérôme Chappatte
Director: Alain Guiraudie
Running Time: 100 mins
Certificate: 18
Release Date: February 21st 2014

While there seems to be an ever-increasing number of gay-themed films, it’s still rare for a really, really good one to come along, but that’s just what we’ve got with Stranger By The Lake. The fact it’s an excellent movie has become somewhat obscured by the buzz around the movie’s sex. It’s all been slightly blown out of proportion, as certain reports that it’s the most explicit movie ever released in normal cinemas have certainly jumped into the world of hyperbole. [Read more…]

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