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Carol

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For his 6th feature film  queer filmmaker Todd Haynes returns to the 1950’s and re-visits the theme of repressed sexuality that he captured so brilliantly in his Oscar-nominated “Far From Heaven” in 2002.  Last time he worked from his own script, but this time around British/American playwright Phyllis Nagy has adapted Patricia Highsmith’s controversial novel … Continue reading



First glimpse of Cannes Grand Prix Winner CLOSE : a remarkably tender coming-of-age story from Lukas Dhont

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  This trailer for CLOSE from A24  Films landed in Queerguru’s intray the morning and went straight on to our MUST SEE List.  Not because it has just won this year’s CANNES GRAND PRIX  (ad rave reviews) but because we were immediately drawn into this remarkable tender and touching coming-of-age story. Leo and Remi are … Continue reading



GIRL : Lukas Dhont’s Award Winning Cannes Debut

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  One of the best received feature film debuts at the Cannes Film Festival was Belgian writer/director Lukas Dhont whose film Girl picked up both Caméra d’Or award, for best first feature film, as well as the Queer Palm. It is the  transitioning story of teenage Lala (Victor Polster) who has always dreamed of being a ballerina … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews LUKAS DHONT’s ‘wounding masterpiece’ CLOSE at BFI London Film Festival

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  On a film that loosely follows the seasons, to say that Lukas Dhont’s Close might make you weep is as inevitable as saying winter might follow autumn. The emotions are so finely evoked in this masterful coming of age drama they could have been drawn with an eyelash. 13-year-olds Leo (Eden Dambrine) and Remi … Continue reading



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