LGBT-themed programmes seen in the past
Just a listing of some LGBT-themed films one has come across during the past few years. I haven't placed them in any particular order and I'll be working on the list, as new films or programmes come across.
Please bear in mind, the theme is sometimes a subplot in the over all storyline.
Please bear in mind, the theme is sometimes a subplot in the over all storyline.
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- DirectorJonah MarkowitzStarsTrevor WrightBrad RoweTina HolmesWhen his college dreams are sidelined by family obligations, a young man finds comfort in surfing with his best friend's brother.
- StarsOlympia DukakisDonald MoffatChloe WebbThe stories of several colorful characters living in San Francisco.
- StarsOlympia DukakisLaura LinneyColin FergusonIn this sequel to the controversial PBS mini-series, Mona Ramsey is on a cross-country trip that takes her to a brothel which may hold a secret about her past. Michael "Mouse" Tolliver and Mary Ann Singleton go on a cruise where they meet up with lovers old and new. Back in San Francisco, Brian Hawkins becomes involved with a mysterious woman he spots from his window, while DeDe Halcyon Day becomes acquainted with a new friend who helps her discover her true inner feelings.
- DirectorDan GildarkStarsJason CottleCasey CurranEthan AtkinsonA Seattle history professor, drawn back to his estranged family on the Oregon coast to execute his late mother's estate, is reaquainted with his best friend from childhood, with whom he has a long-awaited tryst. Caught in an accelerating series of events, he discovers aspects of his father's New Age cult which take on a dangerous and apocalyptic significance.
- DirectorC. Jay CoxStarsWes RamseySteve SandvossMary Kay PlaceA promiscuous gay party animal falls for a young Mormon missionary, leading to crisis, cliché, and catastrophe.The troubles religions put people through. Still, sometimes even a troubled youth can find salvation outside the perverted cults of cruel religions.
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsSigourney WeaverHenry CzernyRyan KelleyTrue story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son committed suicide due to her religious intolerance. Based on the book of the same title by Leroy Aarons.This one follows in the foot steps of the Latter Days, in the more tragic way. Religious convictions, homosexuality, and the subsequent coping with the disastrous combination the two make was almost too much. Still Weaver delivers a strong and poignant performance as Bobby's mother.
- DirectorGregg ArakiStarsBrady CorbetJoseph Gordon-LevittElisabeth ShueTwo pre-adolescent boys both experienced a strange event and later it affects their lives in different ways. One becomes a reckless, sexually adventurous prostitute, while the other retreats into a reclusive fantasy of alien abduction.
- DirectorGuy ShalemStarsAdam BerryLuke HumphreyA young man comes to terms with his sexuality and his hidden love for his best friend
- DirectorRob EpsteinJeffrey FriedmanStarsRupert EverettKlaus MüllerKarl GorathHistorian Klaus Müller interviews survivors of the Nazi persecution of homosexuals because of the German Penal Code of 1871, Paragraph 175.A must see for those, who have no inkling of the "Pink Triangle" or who think the National Socialists were happy with gay people. I dare you!
- DirectorMikael BuchStarsNicolas MauryCarmen MauraJean-François StéveninAt Passover, Reuben, a French-Jewish man living in Finland with his Nordic boyfriend, finds himself back in Paris with his zany family after a lovers' quarrel.I didn't quite know what to make of this at first. A nice one at the end of it, worth the ticket price.
- CreatorJ. Michael StraczynskiLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsBae DoonaJamie ClaytonTina DesaiA group of people around the world are suddenly linked mentally, and must find a way to survive being hunted by those who see them as a threat to the world's order.A fairly fast paced series. I found that it was a good idea to give this more than the mere 5 first minutes to get into the storyline. Can't wait for season 2.
- DirectorMorten TyldumStarsBenedict CumberbatchKeira KnightleyMatthew GoodeDuring World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.It always strikes me as mad, how homofobia has set civilization back and destroyed some oh the brightest people who had so much more to give. Alas, it's no longer possible to condemn the idiots, who were guilty in driving Turing to his early grave.
- DirectorAng LeeStarsJake GyllenhaalHeath LedgerMichelle WilliamsEnnis and Jack are two shepherds who develop a sexual and emotional relationship. Their relationship becomes complicated when both of them get married to their respective girlfriends.
- DirectorMatthew WarchusStarsBill NighyImelda StauntonDominic WestU.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.A delightful piece of fairly recent history, with a bend.
- DirectorJon AvnetStarsKathy BatesJessica TandyMary Stuart MastersonEvelyn, an ordinary housewife, visits a nursing home and befriends the old lady Ninny. Together, they bond over stories from the past about two intrepid women of Whistle Stop Cafe.One of the few films, that got me going back to the pictures more than once. Feel good movie, if there ever was one.
- DirectorDustin Lance BlackStarsCorey SpearsSteve TylerJosh JacobsonAlong a young man's search for independence and sexual discovery are deceit, loneliness and perhaps a chance to love.Sweetly innocent in acting while telling a tale that's not always so sweet nor innocent. All in all though, worth seeing at least once.
- DirectorFerzan ÖzpetekStarsAlessandro GassmannFrancesca d'AlojaCarlo CecchiFrancesco inherits an old palace from a Turkish aunt and moves to Istanbul to renovate it.
- DirectorRob WilliamsStarsKeith JordanWyatt FennerSteve CallahanA gay student who is "out" at college but not to his family receives an unexpected visit from his boyfriend while at home during the holidays.One more in the line of: Things will get better. Still - the casting is nice and the film has its fun moments, as befits a Christmasy title.
- DirectorChristopher HamptonStarsEmma ThompsonJonathan PryceSteven WaddingtonThe platonic relationship between artist Dora Carrington (Dame Emma Thompson) and writer Lytton Strachey (Jonathan Pryce) in the early twentieth century.One of the best performances by Emma Thompson in my opinion. Other performers in the film also do well and honour the old traditions of British acting. As a biopic, I found this a good stepping stone into finding out more about Carrington, as well as that of Lytton Strachey.
- DirectorEytan FoxStarsLior AshkenaziKnut BergerCaroline PetersFollowing the suicide of his wife, an Israeli intelligence agent is assigned to befriend the grandchildren of a Nazi war criminal.
- DirectorDavid MoretonStarsChris StaffordTina HolmesAndersen GabrychA teenager copes with his sexuality on the last day of school in 1984. It shows him coping with being gay and being with friends.If you like 80's music, zany roles and a storyline you can relate to, I dare say this one is worth watching.
- DirectorHåkon LiuStarsTobias BengtssonTom LofterudBritta AnderssonOlle, an introverted, well-mannered boy with an air of innocence and sincerity about him has been camping with his father at the same camping ground with several other people for years now. A sort of tradition that ends in a karaoke party. Then one summer, a family friend brings her reticent 'city boy' nephew, Kevin, and his pet budgerigar. Olle accidentally releases the bird and what follows is a discovery of friendship and love between the guy who has grown up in a loving environment and simply accepts love for what it is and the guy who's apparently been burned too many times in his own circle to feel comfortable with it.A beautiful short story.
- StarsBrian DennehyMichael RileyMargot KidderGood friend and neighbour John Wayne Gacy entertained children and ran a business. However, he hid a dark secret as a violent serial killer who raped and murdered over 30 young boys.A good performance from Dennehy, very much in charachter with many of his performances.
- DirectorMarco BergerStarsManuel VignauMateo ChiarinoLuz PalazónMartin seeks for a temporary job at Eugenio's house. When they recognize to be childhood friends, Eugenio offers him work for the summer. A power and desire game starts and their relationship grows beyond their friendship.
- DirectorTom ShanklandStarsLee WilliamsMarc WarrenEmily HolmesYoung Tim Cornish's life has begun with great promise. Blessed with extraordinary good looks, Tim enjoyed much attention and cared little of broken hearts. At University he was a favored student in a prestigious creative writing course, but a chance meeting, a stolen kiss and a sudden flare of passion sets Tim on a journey of betrayal, heartbreak and murder. In a flashback, he tells his story of cruelty, love and a soul-destroying guilt that offers little chance for redemption.Film noir leaps to mind with this one. In a nice way.