London’s Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2008 - Friday, April 4

Tom Kalin’s Savage Grace, starring Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane, and Eddie Redmayne, focuses on a dysfunctional family that includes a much-too-doting mother, a gay son, and his unaccepting father. Kalin is expected to attend the screening.

"Fresh from its world premiere at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, this fascinating insight into the attempts to mount a Gay Pride march in Moscow takes us into the lives of the organisers and uncovers a surprising range of gay life." That’s Jochen Hick’s East/West - Sex & Politics.

More from Brian Robinson’s commentary: "Moscow’s seemingly vibrant club and bar scene, a gay friendly Orthodox priest, a gay magazine and a lesbian cruising ground are all seen in stark contrast to local rightwing fascist neo-Nazi thugs, whose opposition to gay life is violent and unchecked by the police. There seems to be a sinister collaboration between the office of the mayor and the police who share President Putin’s fears for the future of humanity if lesbian and gay lifestyles are encouraged. This film offers a chilling reminder of the fragile state of the rights of sexual minorities in Russia."

Céline Sciamma’s Naissance des pieuvres / Water Lilies follows three teenage girls who must deal with the unexpected blossoming of love and sexual desire. In the cast: Pauline Acquart, Louise Blachère, Adele Haenel, and Warren Jacquin.

Shine Louise Houston’s In Search of the Wild Kingdom is thus described: "A straight girl’s film crew embark on a quest to uncover the mating habits of ‘real lesbians’ in San Francisco, and in the process capture hot femme-on-femme, threesome, stud boi, and transguy action!"

More details/schedules at the festival’s website

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