A festival of films.Summer means more than blockbusters; it's also the start of the gay and lesbian film festival season. Here's a tip sheet The Brandon Teens Story (U.S., 1998, directed by Susan Muska and Greta Olafsdottir). A disturbing look at the 1993 triple murder of Teena, a young woman living as man, and two of her acquaintances. Edge of Seventeen (U.S., 1998, directed by David Moreton). A coming-out movie about two Midwestern nigh nigh adv. nigh·er, nigh·est 1. Near in time, place, or relationship: Evening draws nigh. 2. Nearly; almost: talked for nigh onto two hours. school friends who spend the summer of 1984 toiling at a restaurant--under the watchful eye of Lea DeLaria. Everything Will Be Fine (Germany, 1997, directed by Angelina Maccarone). A lesbian romantic comedy revolving around the film's Afro-German heroines. King Girl (U.K., 1996, directed by Sam Miller Sam Miller is a British television director. He is best known for his work on the BBC television dramas Cardiac Arrest and This Life. [1] Miller is a keen supporter of the South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League team. ). A drama set in northern England Northern England, The North or North of England is a rather ill-defined term, with no universally accepted definition. Its extent may be subject to personal opinion and many companies or organisations have differing definitions as to what it constitutes. that explores the psychology of schoolgirl butchness. Like It Is (U.K., 1997, directed by Paul Oremland). A boy-meets-boy love story set against the backdrop of the British pop music scene. Featuring the Who's Roger Daltrey in a campy turn as a gay record mogul. Pierre et Gilles Pierre et Gilles, Pierre Commoy and Gilles Blanchard, are gay French artistic and romantic partners. They produce highly stylized photographs, building their own sets and costumes as well as retouching the photographs. , Love Stories (France, 1997, directed by Michael Aho). A look at the pop art dynamic duo
Dynamic Duo (다이나믹 듀오) is a Korean hip hop duo, made up of members Choiza and Gaeko (former members of the trio, CBMass). who have collaborated for more than two decades. See the Sea (France, 1997, directed by Francois Ozon). An unexpected female visitor turns a young mother's holiday into a provocative exploration of desire and identity. Also playing the festival circuit: Ozon's short film A Summer Dress. Sex/Life in L.A. (Germany, 1997, directed by Jochen Hick). A titillating tit·il·late v. tit·il·lat·ed, tit·il·lat·ing, tit·il·lates v.tr. 1. To stimulate by touching lightly; tickle. 2. To excite (another) pleasurably, superficially or erotically. peep at the sexual underworld in me City of Angels. Spicy Movie (Switzerland/Belgium, 1996, directed by Alfred Ryf Triangeli). Made for the director's nephew, this visually experimental film describes in simple terms what it's like to be gay. The Sticky Fingers of Time (U.S., 1997, directed by Hilary Brougher). A sci-fi time-travel fantasy in which an author steps out for coffee in 1953 and lands in 1997 Manhattan, where she falls in love with another woman. Surrender Dorothy (U.S., 1998, directed by Kevin DiNovis). A disquieting dis·qui·et tr.v. dis·qui·et·ed, dis·qui·et·ing, dis·qui·ets To deprive of peace or rest; trouble. n. Absence of peace or rest; anxiety. adj. Archaic Uneasy; restless. psychosexual psychosexual /psy·cho·sex·u·al/ (-sek´shoo-al) pertaining to the mental or emotional aspects of sex. psy·cho·sex·u·al adj. Of or relating to the mental and emotional aspects of sexuality. drama about the twisted, codependent relationship between two men. Totally Confused (U.S., 1998, directed by Gary Rosen and Greg Pritikin). Set in Chicago, this 20-something comedy concerns two best friends (played by Rosen and Pritikin), a young woman, and the bisexual love triangle they form. Treyf (U.S., 1998, directed by Alisa Lebow and Cynthia Madansky). Treyf--which is Yiddish for "unkosher"--is an unorthodox documentary by and about two Jewish lesbians (the filmmakers) who meet and fall in love at a Passover seder. |
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