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Subgenre Sampler

 
Prick Up Your EarsPrick Up Your Ears (1987) Recommended
Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman portrays Joe Orton, the infamous gay playwright whose scandalous personal life ended at the bloodied hand of his jealous lover. The title…
CaravaggioCaravaggio (1986)
Dir. Derek Jarman
Feat. Noam Almaz, Dawn Archibald, Sean Bean
A stylised, impressionistic biopic of the controversial bisexual artist from the Italian renaissance. The film is similarly cryptic, bold and…
Law of DesireLaw of Desire (1986) Recommended
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Carmen Maura
Sexual acrobatics and absurd humour abound as it explores the increasingly complex sex–life of a gay film director. Fun screwball romp.
Parting GlancesParting Glances (1986) Aro Favourite
Dir. Bill Sherwood
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Richard Ganoung
A gay classic and pioneering film of the independent movement, this is widely enjoyed as a truthful picture of gay life and relationships and also as…
Second ServeSecond Serve (1986)
Dir. Anthony Page
Feat. Vanessa Redgrave, Louise Fletcher, Martin Balsam
Vanessa Redgrave gives a remarkable performance in this TV–movie true–story as a transexual…
Kiss of the Spider WomanKiss of the Spider Woman (1985) Recommended
Dir. Hector Babenco
Feat. Raul Julia, William Hurt
Evocative drama posits a political activist and a gay window dresser in a South American prison cell, where fantasy becomes their only tool for…
Mala NocheMala Noche (1985) Recommended
Dir. Gus Van Sant
Low–budget granular drama and the first film made by the eclectic Mr Van Sant near the start of his influential career.It tells the tale of a…
Me and the Girls / Bon Voyage / Mr. and Mrs. EdgehillMe and the Girls / Bon Voyage / Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (The Noel Coward Collection - Disc 6) (1985)
Dir. Jack Gold, Gavin Millar
Feat. Tom Courtenay, Robert Glenister, Nigel Havers
– Me and the Girls (85') Touching drama centred on a terminally ill gay man reminiscing on his past life performing and managing a dance…
My Beautiful LaundretteMy Beautiful Laundrette (1985)
Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis
First and best Hanif Kureishi comedy (so far), explores race and sex prejudices in the London EastEnd.
Another CountryAnother Country (1984) Recommended
Dir. Marek Kanievska
Feat. Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes
An oppressive private schooling has an adverse affect on a couple of young, gay Englishmen in the 1930s, who eventually become spies for the…

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