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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

In The Name Of (W Imie) (Cinema)

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If you don’t like ambiguity in your movies, you’re not going to be a fan of In The Name Of. However if you enjoy something a little challenging that’s designed to push buttons and get you questioning what you’re watching, then there’s a lot to admire about this film. It certainly got plenty of fans at film festivals, including winning the Golden Teddy, the annual award for best LGBT-themed movie at the Berlin Film Festival. [Read more…]

Elles (DVD)

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Despite the fact Elles’ director is Polish, this is the French-est of films – with an interest in bourgeois life, prostitutes, sex, nudity and a slightly pretentious tone, despite the fact it doesn’t really have anything that smart to say. And that’s about as French film-y as you can get.

Juliette Binoche is Anne, a middle-class wife, mother and journalist, whose latest assignment takes her into the world of students who pay for their education through prostitution. She interviews two of the women and is surprised that they don’t paint the picture of desperation and degradation she expected. The further she delves into their lives, the more it affects her own, as she gives up being teetotal and begins to rebel against the staid patriarchal aspects of her homelife. [Read more…]