Although the film may be too grim and unsentimental for some, Vidal-Naquet manages to find striking moments of intimate connection, and the feral final shot will stick with you for weeks.
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Filmmaker Camille Vidal-Naquet's human approach is still sadly rare for a movie about sex work, refusing to cast judgment on his reckless protagonist as he jumps between nightclubs and backwoods cruising for men. 'Sauvage / Wild' (2019)Ī visceral and surprisingly tender window into the life of a young gay prostitute (Félix Maritaud). It's also a touching story about acceptance, as David struggles with his conservative father's (Bradley Whitford) refusal to acknowledge his sexuality. "Other People" explores grief and love with acerbic humor, gentle pathos and scene-stealing turns from John Early and Josie Totah. 'Other People' (2016)Ī criminally underseen dramedy from "Saturday Night Live" writer Chris Kelly, co-creator of Comedy Central's brilliantly subversive "The Other Two." David (Jesse Plemons) is a gay comedy writer going through a breakup who moves home to take care of his cancer-stricken mother (a never-better Molly Shannon). ‘I'm being way too method': Kate Winslet talks self-imposed isolation for lesbian romance 'Ammonite' 15. 'Brokeback Mountain' at 15: Why it still stuns as a universal love story and LGBTQ triumph With the release of period romance "The World to Come" in theaters this Valentine's Day weekend, we decided to rank the very best LGBTQ films of the past two decades. Although some movies were more cringe than cute ("Happiest Season," "The Prom"), it's still a more vibrant and nuanced landscape than the one "Brokeback Mountain" came into 15 years ago. This past year, we've been gifted a number of spectacular LGBTQ stories, with heartfelt comedies ( "Kajillionaire," "The Half of It"), Oscar-worthy dramas ("Ammonite," "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom") and tear-jerking documentaries ("Circus of Books," "A Secret Love"). Watch Video: 'Portrait Of A Lady On Fire' named Cannes' best screenplay