The former an instant classic, the latter a drag. Two French queer films, albeit totally different from one another, which gained quite some attention and praise. It lurked in the shadow of La Vie d’Adele, which shook the earth by showing a tumultuous lesbian love affair in all its aspects. Director: Oliver Hermanus Stars: Kai Luke Brummer, Barbara-Mari Immelman, Michael Kirch, Remano De Beer Votes: 2,979 3. What surprised me even more was that it didn’t stir up any controversy when it was first shown at the Cannes festival last year. 69 Metascore A young man in 1981 South Africa must complete his brutal and racist two years of compulsory military service while desperately maintaining the secrecy of his homosexuality. L’inconnu du Lac received much critical acclaim ( also by other The Filmtransition staff members), which surprised me, to say the least: it’s likely one the most overrated (rest of and dull films I have seen in a while. When French gay thriller L’inconnu du Lac was released in Dutch cinemas it made me come up with a list of the best LGBT films I’ve seen this decade. Premiering at Sundance, and directed by wife team Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne, Am I Ok tells the story of best friends Jane and Lucy, when one of them. A Single Man, the Tom Ford drama based on the Christopher Isherwood novel of the same name, stars Colin Firth as George Falconer, a gay British university professor living in Los. But since everyone’s doing it… these are the most interesting, gripping, funny movies that are in some way ‘gay-themed’. Director: Ang Lee Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams, Randy Quaid. Their relationship becomes complicated when both of them get married to their respective girlfriends. Plot: gay sex, gay teenager, gay, sex toy, sexual relations, coming out, obsessive compulsive disorder, prostitute, gays and lesbians, gender, opposites attract.
Defining movies as ‘LGBT’ or ‘gay-themed’ is in fact a bit stupid, as it has nothing to do with a genre at all. Ennis and Jack are two shepherds who develop a sexual and emotional relationship.