Comments on: 21st London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

By: zakzeke

zakzeke — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:23:50 +0000

Shortbus was a little too kinky for my taste, but i’m glad I saw it anyways. the sex didn’t bother me, but i wish there had been more of it. Too much plot.

By: Boyd

Boyd — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 11:08:12 +0000

Hey André,

It was sort of part of my top ten list, in a special category called “should-be-part-of-the-list-but-can’t-be” because it was commissioned as a TV film by ARTE, the French-German cultural channel, and never screened commercially in theatres in its country of origin (which it would need to do to qualify for my list).

It was part of the Official Competition in Rotterdam in 2006 and is currently making the festival rounds. It has won quite a few awards as well, including several Best First Feature prizes. Though any opportunity to see it is of course more than welcome, it is a shame that it is “stuck” in the Gay/Lesbian circuit, because it is not really (only) about that.

In any case, it is already out on DVD in the UK as “One Day in Summer”, and I’m quite sure it’ll find its way to audiences in the US through a gay DVD distributor (again, sadly, but at least some people will get to see it).

By: Andre Soares

Andre Soares — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 22:25:49 +0000

Hey Boyd,

Unfortunately, I won’t be in London for the festival. Here’s hoping that at least some of those titles will pop up at the various film festivals here in Los Angeles.

“Un jour d’ete” sounds particularly intriguing. I’ll keep my eyes open for it.

Do you have it in your top-ten list for ‘06? I remember looking at your list a while back, but I can’t recall the exact titles. Gotta check it out again.

By: Boyd

Boyd — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 13:36:23 +0000

Wow! That’s quite a line-up. I’d recommend Shortbus, A Soap, The Bubble, Glue, Love Sick and especially Un jour d’été… that was one of my favourite films of 2006; I think I have seen it about 5-6 times now and every time I keep noticing different stuff; try looking at the film from different perspectives: the mother of the friend, the father, the mayor, the sister… there are a thousand little stories tucked just underneath the surface, waiting to be picked up by alert members of the audience. Check it out!