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Posts Tagged "gay main characters"

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Mandragora *** (1997, Miroslav Čáslavka, David Švec) – Classic Movie Review 13,383

Polish writer/ director Wiktor Grodecki’s shocking 1997 drama film Mandragora follows the story of gay teenage runaway Marek, played by Miroslav Caslavka, thrown out of his repressive small town home by his distanced father, and […]

Feb, 01

Sunflower *** (2023, Liam Mollica, Luke J Morgan, Olivia Fildes, Daniel Halmarick) – Classic Movie Review 13,216

Liam Mollica stars in the 2023 drama film Sunflower as Leo, a 17-year-old Italian Australian schoolboy, who struggles to come to terms with his sexuality in Melbourne’s homophobic working class suburbs. Liam Mollica stars in […]

Nov, 04

Broken Sky [El cielo dividido] **** (2006, Ángel Hoppe, Fernando Arroyo, Alejandro Rojo) – Classic Movie Review 12,989

Julián Hernández’s highly impressive 2006 Mexican romantic drama film Broken Sky [El cielo dividido] tells the story of an overwhelming first love almost inexplicably turning sour. Writer/ director Julián Hernández’s highly impressive, emotional and moving […]

Jul, 08

The Trace of Your Lips [La huella de unos labios] *** (2023, Hugo Catalán, Mauricio Rico) – Classic Movie Review 12,837

The eerie, sexually charged 2023 Mexican drama film The Trace of Your Lips shows life in a pre-pandemic world and then existence under an extreme lockdown, as two isolated lonely neighbours are drawn to each […]

Apr, 02

From Afar [Desde Allá] *** (2015, Alfredo Castro, Luis Silva, Jericó Montilla) – Classic Movie Review 12,814

The 2015 Venezuelan drama film From Afar [Desde Allá] is tense, engrossing and disturbing. It is an undeniable quality film as the 2015 Winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Director Lorenzo […]

Feb, 19

Solo *** (2013, Patricio Ramos, Mario Verón, Carlos Echevarría) – Classic Movie Review 12,812

Solo (2013) is a refreshing, teasing, very bright and lively Argentinian LGBT film. Boldly, and smoothly, it starts like a passionate gay sex film, moves on to being a romantic drama, and ends up as […]

Feb, 14

The Goddess of Fortune [Lа Dеа Fоrtunа] **** (2019, Stefano Accorsi, Edoardo Leo, Jasmine Trinca, Serra Yilmaz) – Classic Movie Review 12,798

Ferzan Özpetek’s 2019 Italian film The Goddess of Fortune [Lа Dеа Fоrtunа] is highly emotional rollercoaster ride, quite the full-on tearjerker. A married gay couple are in trouble after a long-time friend asks them to […]

Jan, 17

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