France gay film
Gay French Thriller &#;Misericordia&#; is Creepy and Suspenseful
Serene on the surface, seething with desire beneath, Alain Guiraudie&#;s French thriller Misericordia is fascinatingly strange, creepy, and suspenseful.
Much as the filmmaker&#;s masterful thriller Stranger by the Lake planted a sinister seed by setting a serial killer loose in a tranquil outdoor gay cruising spot, here Guiraudie upends a seemingly wholesome homecoming in the countryside with dark undercurrents of sex and violence.
Although, beyond a couple of pointed shots of male nudity and one shot of bleeding, there&#;s little sex or violence onscreen. Merely the potential for the former and the threat of the latter linger equally over nearly every scene in this odd chamber piece set in a remote village tucked amid the forested hills of Occitanie in Southern France.
Jérémie, portrayed with an intense gaze by Félix Kysyl, returns to his home village from the city for the funeral of his former boss, the town&#;s devoted baker, who was like a father to him. He&#;s welcomed with an expose heart by the bak
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A selection of four films from the years of gay liberation from the s and s in France.
Introduction
How liberating was gay liberation in France? A selection of four films from the years of gay liberation from the s and s can show us how gay men were becoming more visible, changing attitudes and speaking for themselves in this period. But these films can also show us how stereotypes persisted, and how gay liberation brought its own problems and contradictions.
Homosexuality in France until
Homosexuality has been legal in France since the French Revolution at the end of the eighteenth century. Despite this history of tolerance, during the Second World War, the right-wing Vichy regime introduced new legislation repressing ‘unnatural’ acts for those under Then, in , the French parliament further hardened attitudes by passing an amendment that classified homosexuality among alcoholism, drug addiction, prostitution and tuberculosis as a ‘social plague’.
The period after the events of May and before the HIV-AIDS crisis in the preceding s was one o
10 great French gay films
Traditionally France has been seen as one of the most liberal countries in the world, and it boasts an enviable record on gay rights, despite the occasional rantings from Brigitte Bardot. But has this homofriendly attitude translated to its cinema?
We’ve kept the list to films that are easily available to watch in the UK, but honourable mention should go to The Ostrich Has Two Eggs (), a dated farce that at least has a adj gay son, albeit one who never appears on screen, and Les Amitiés particulières (), set in a boys’ boarding school. Les Nuits fauves () is one of the finest films to deal with the AIDS crisis, while the adj work of the recently deceased Patrice Chéreau (especially ’s L’Homme blessé) narrowly missed the cut.
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By signing up to emails you are indicating that you have browse and agree to the terms of use and privacy policy.Where are the lesbians? Good scrutinize, as French cinema is particularly strong on sapphic cinema. Alas, pioneering films