Sunday Bloody Sunday was remarkably candid for 1971, treating a gay man’s relationship with the same adult complexity afforded to its heterosexual characters. Peter Finch and Glenda Jackson are exceptional, and John Schlesinger avoids easy melodrama in favour of something sadder and more mature: a beautifully observed film about love, compromise and emotional loneliness.
True story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son's suicide prompts her reflection on religious intolerance.
Nuovo Olimpo
2023
Drama, Romance
Two 25-year-old men meet by chance, fall deeply in love, and are abruptly separated by an unexpected event. For the next thirty years, they hold onto the hope of reuniting.
Cruising
1980
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A police officer delves into New York City's underground gay subculture to capture a serial killer preying on gay men, risking everything to bring justice to his community.
Sunday Bloody Sunday was remarkably candid for 1971, treating a gay man’s relationship with the same adult complexity afforded to its heterosexual characters. Peter Finch and Glenda Jackson are exceptional, and John Schlesinger avoids easy melodrama in favour of something sadder and more mature: a beautifully observed film about love, compromise and emotional loneliness.
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Firebird
2021
Drama, Romance
A handsome, introspective young soldier embarks on a clandestine affair with a charismatic fighter pilot on a Soviet Air Force Base during the height of 1970's Communist rule.
Paris 05:59: Théo & Hugo
2016
Drama, Romance
Théo and Hugo first connect in an adult club. The night leads them outside, wandering through empty Parisian streets, where a sudden shift in perspective brings a stark reality to their previously carefree journey.
Lie with Me
2022
Drama, Romance
After 35 years, an author returns to his hometown of Cognac to promote a distillery and confront memories of his first love. Revisiting familiar people and places stirs deep emotions from his past.
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