Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesEVERYTHING CHANGES BUT CHANGE ITSELF Heraclitus A relaxing opening scene of two attractive young men lying on the grass under a blue sky, smoking and enjoying each other, in a matter of seconds turns into a nightmare because of homophobia and the bullying of a group of aggressive men. The drama goes on in … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe opening nighttime scene presents people walking at Jorge Manrique Street in Madrid, and for a moment you may recall Rome and Federico Fellini´s masterpiece Nights of Cabiria, but in a matter of seconds, the women in fur coats scream and run away quickly, the police is coming for them in a raid against … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesCOMEDY IS MERELY A TRAGEDY HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE During the fourth wave of a pandemic in an indefinite time that may be the present moment, the near past, or in the coming future, there is a virus affecting the brain and memory in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This wacky surreal fictional film directed by … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe documentary tells a story about humans and plants in a singular context. The opening sequence is one of a devastating rainforest region that shortly afterward looks like an abstraction. The Mother of the Forest and Emerson Pontes / Uýra Sodoma lead us through a fascinating narrative on nature and culture and how … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIt is summertime in Buenos Aires, and excerpts from Verdi´s La Traviata and homoerotic sequences provide the mood. Handsome and lonely gay single dad Santiago (Leonardo Sbaraglia) is in his forties, lives in an apartment with his teenage dancer daughter Laila (Miranda de la Serna), owns a restaurant, and looks for company in meeting … Continue reading