The story of a gay couple who have together brought up a son fathered by one of them and one of them is now dying of cancer.
Showing posts with label tragedy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tragedy. Show all posts
25 February 2009
The Bobsy Boys (2004)
The story of a gay couple who have together brought up a son fathered by one of them and one of them is now dying of cancer.
21 February 2009
Traces (2008)
Sydney Kessler answers the phone call that no parent ever hopes to receive. He travels to the morgue. There, they unveil a body he doesn't recognize - his son Julian. Over the course of one night, Sydney embarks on journey deep into the city to uncover the truth about how his son died. Instead, he discovers how his son lived.
18 February 2009
The Fluffer (2001)
A story of obsession, submission, money and sexuality set in the sex industry focusing a different love triangle: Johnny Rebel, a straight pornstar in gay cinema; Babylon, a stripper and girlfriend of Johnny; and Sean, a naive young man in love with Johnny who ends up becoming Johnny's "fluffer."
16 February 2009
Siempre Juntos (2007) Always Together
Una historia trágica de un hombre gay desgarrada entre su amante y su abuela.
A tragic story about a gay man torn between his lover and his grandmother.
11 February 2009
Le Fate Ignoranti (2001) The Ignorant Fairies
Antonia (Margherita Buy) e Massimo (Andrea Renzi) sono sposati da più di dieci anni, vivono in una bella villetta nella periferia residenziale di Roma e sono una coppia felice. Massimo muore all'improvviso in un incidente di macchina. Antonia sprofonda in un lutto totale, assistita dalla madre Veronica (Erika Blanc) e dalla domestica filippina Nora (Edilberta Caviteno Bahia). Antonia non riesce a riprendersi, non va a lavoro, trascura le amiche e le colleghe, si chiude nel suo dolore. Finchè non scopre per caso che Massimo aveva da sette anni un'amante (Michele - Stefano Accorsi)...
Antonia (Margherita Buy) and Massimo (Andrea Renzi) are married for more than ten years, live in a beautiful residential villa on the outskirts of Rome and are a happy couple. Massimo died suddenly in a car accident. Antonia sinks into complete mourning, assisted by her mother Veronica (Erika Blanc) and their Filipina housekeeper Nora (Edilberta Caviteno Bahia). Antonia fails to recover, does not go to work, neglects her friends and colleagues, imprisoned herself in pain until she discovers by chance that Massimo had a lover (Michele - Stefano Accorsi) for seven years...
09 February 2009
The Reunion (2004)
This is the true story about a man named Tom, who suffered from HIV. after suffering from a stroke while on a jog. His last wish was to have his four other best friends "The Light Fingered Five" come together one last time to celebrate their good times, without the knowledge of his death.
04 February 2009
My Little Boy (2007)
Berlin im Sommer des Jahres 1934: Der schwule Fotograf Erich (André Röhner) trifft sich ein letztes Mal mit seinem ebenfalls homosexuellen Bekannten Karl (Dominik Glaubitz), der aus Angst vor den zunehmenden Übergriffen und Repressalien gegen Homosexuelle durch die Nazis in die Niederlande emigrieren will. Erich will jedoch in Deutschland bleiben, denn er hat eine Affäre mit dem einflussreichen SA-Mann Wolfgang (Tom Wlaschiha) und will diesen nicht verlassen. Die beiden Männer treffen sich regelmäßig in Erichs Atelier und Wolfgang versichert dem besorgten Erich, dass den beiden aufgrund seiner Stellung in der SA keine Gefahr drohen würde. Dann kommt der Röhm-Putsch und die beiden Männer werden eines Besseren belehrt...
Summer in Berlin, 1934: Erich, a gay photographer, meets a gay friend, Karl, for the last time offering him to join him in emigrating to the Netherlands for the latter's growing fear of the attacks and reprisals against homosexuals by the Nazis. But Erich wants to stay because the love of his life, Wolfgang, happens to be an influential SA-man. The lovers meet regularly in the studio and Wolfgang assured Erich not to worry because his position is not in danger. Then one day, "Röhm Putsch" give the two a surprise visit and both men are wrong...
03 February 2009
Broken Warning (2002)
Isaac (Maximino Arciniega) & Angel (Eddie Pina) are lovers and both are members of a gang. One day, when the gang's leader finds out that Angel is the rat in the group, he decides that he "gotta go down" and assigns Isaac to fix him.
31 January 2009
Dream Boy (2008)
Based on the novel of the same title, this film chronicles the tender romance of two gay adolescents. The emotions the boys cannot deny lead to a brutal reality as they try to navigate through the ghosts of prejudice in the rural South.
30 January 2009
In the Gloaming (1997)
The directorial debut of the late Christopher Reeve is a made-for-cable movie about the effects of AIDS on a family. Danny (Robert Sean Leonard) returns home to his parents to be with them in the final days of his battle against AIDS. The stress of the situation brings out the tensions and anxieties that the family members have been quietly bearing for years. Danny's mother (Glenn Close) grows closer to her son through the tragedy. His father (David Strathairn) struggles with the reality of his son's life and illness.
Save Me (2007)
A deft exploration of the controversial ex-gay movement, the story follows Mark (Chad Allen), a drug-addicted young man who overdoses and finds himself at the mercy of his disapproving family. Their solution to Mark's problems is to check him into a Christian run ministry overseen by Gayle (Judith Light), who believes she can help cure young men of their 'gay affliction' through spiritual guidance. At first, Mark resists the efforts of Gayle and her loving husband Ted (Stephen Lang), but soon finds solace and brotherhood with several of the members, including Scott (Robert Gant), who is battling family demons of his own. When Mark and Scott begin to find their friendship developing into an unexpected romance, both are forced to confront the new attitudes they're beginning to accept, and Gayle finds the values she holds as an absolute truth to be threatened.
24 January 2009
Son frère (2003) His Brother
A Paris, Thomas est atteint d'une maladie incurable qui détruit ses plaquettes sanguines. Celle-ci astreint le patient à un régime sévère. Un soir, il passe affolé chez son frère Luc, qu'il a perdu de vue, pour lui confier la gravité des symptômes. Poussés à bout par la progression de la maladie, les deux hommes vont enfin se livrer à eux-mêmes. Pour la première fois, Thomas semble éprouver de l'intérêt pour la vie privée de Luc, homosexuel. Claire, la petite amie de Thomas, prend progressivement ses distances vis-à-vis de ce dernier. Les deux frères finissent par passer l'essentiel de leur temps ensemble et se remémorent des souvenirs de leur enfance.
In Paris, Thomas is suffering from an incurable disease that destroys his blood platelets which forces him to go on very strict medical attention. One night, his brother Luc whom he has not seen in many years, panics as he visits him witnessing the seriousness of the symptoms. Pushed to the limit by the progress of illness, both men are finally going to devote themselves to each other. For the first time, Thomas seems to feel interested about the private life of Luc as a homosexual. Claire, Thomas' girlfriend, takes her distance from him whilst both brothers end up crossing the bulk of their time together and recollect the memories of their childhood.
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22 January 2009
Blue (2007)
A fictional silent film about a boy struggling with his feelings since his relationship is on the verge of breaking-up.
Lonesome Bridge (2005)
A gay college student stumbles into trouble when his homophobic flatmate discovers his secret desire for him.
04 January 2009
Circuit (2001)
A man hoping to move out of the closet falls into a trap of drug-fueled hedonism in this cautionary drama. John (Jonathan Wade Drahos) is a police officer from a small town who is forced to leave his career behind when it is discovered that he's gay. Hoping to find more tolerant surroundings, John moves to West Hollywood and rents an apartment with Nina (Kiersten Warren), an old friend from his high school days. One night, John attends a party where he meets Hector (Andre Khabazzi), an attractive hustler with whom he quickly strikes up a relationship. Hector is a regular on the L.A. party circuit, and John soon falls in with him, but the endless barrage of music, drugs, and anonymous sex proves more than John can handle, and he soon develops a dangerous dependence on amphetamines.
03 January 2009
Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco (1981) Pixote, the Law of the Weakest
Pixote (Fernando Ramos da Silva) foi abandonado por seus pais e rouba para viver nas ruas. Ele já esteve internado em reformatórios e isto só ajudou na sua "educação", pois conviveu com todo o tipo de criminoso e jovens delinqüentes que seguem o mesmo caminho. Ele sobrevive se tornando um pequeno traficante de drogas, cafetão e assassino, mesmo tendo apenas onze anos.
Pixote (Fernando Ramos da Silva) was abandoned by his parents and steals to survive. He has been sent to a reformatory where he actually learned all the bad things from his fellow delinquents and criminals. After getting out of the reformatory, he joined his gang-mates in drug trafficking, pimping and even murder. Worst of all -- he is only eleven years old.
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25 December 2008
Milk (2008)
Gay Rights Activist. Friend. Lover. Unifier. Politician. Fighter. Icon. Inspiration. Hero. His life changed history, and his courage changed lives. In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into major public office in America. His victory was not just a victory for gay rights; he forged coalitions across the political spectrum. From senior citizens to union workers, Harvey Milk changed the very nature of what it means to be a fighter for human rights and became, before his untimely death in 1978, a hero for all Americans. Sean Penn leads along with Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna and James Franco.
06 December 2008
Into The Wild (2007)
This film is based on a true-to-life story of Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch), an actual student-athlete at Emory University, as told by his sympathetic sister Carine (Jena Malone). In response to his materialistic, manipulative, and domineering parents Billie & Walt (Marcia Gay Harden and William Hurt, respectively), McCandless destroys all of his credit cards and identification documents, donates $24,000 (nearly his entire savings) to Oxfam, and sets out on a cross-country drive in his well-used but reliable economy car towards his ultimate goal: to live alone and off the land in Alaska. Along the way, leaves his automobile in the course of a flash flood, to hitchhike his way there after burning the remainder of his dwindling cash supply. Taking an unintentionally circuitous route, he encounters Rainey (Brian H. Dierker) & Jan Burres (Catherine Keener), Wayne Weterberg (Vince Vaughn), Tracy Tatro (Kristen Stewart), Kevin (Zach Galifianakis), Ron Franz (Hal Holbrook) and many other unconventional individuals on his itinerary as he purposefully trudges onward to his final destination, arriving in the wilds of Alaska nearly two years after his initial departure. He starts living in a "Magic Bus" serving as a shelter for people walking in the area (though in the film there is nobody else). Resourceful, McCandless finds joy in living off the land, and begins to write a book of his adventures. Unfortunately, as the spring thaw arrives, he is cut off from civilization by waterways. As his food supply lessens, he resorts to eating plants. Although he consults a brought-along book about the edibility of plants, he confuses an edible and a poisonous kind, which weakens him. While he survives the poison, he is unable to find animals to hunt and he slowly starves to death. As he dies, he continues to write, detailing his painful demise as a dramatic denouement to his autobiography.
29 November 2008
Un Fils (2003) A Son
Selim, un jeune homme à la dérive, est un prostitué travesti qui cherche désespérément à retrouver l'amour de son père. Omar son père vit à l'abri du chagrin, incapable de faire le deuil de la mort de sa femme. Père et fils se cotoîent sans jamais réellement communiquer...
Selim (Mohamed Hicham), a young man adrift, is a transvestite prostitute who desperately seeks to regain the love of his father. Omar (Grai Hammou), his father, lives in a secluded life of grief, unable to recover after the death of his wife. Father and son stand side by side but they pass silently without ever really connecting...
28 November 2008
L'@mour est à réinventer (1996) Love Reinvented
Dix courts métrages qui mettent en scène la difficulté et le bonheur de vivre sa sexualité et d'exprimer ses sentiments en France...
Ten short films that feature the difficulty and joy of living with sexuality and expressing feelings in France...
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