On the world day against homophobia, we remember some films that dealt with LGBT issues, in the best way. All those we have mentioned, are considered real masterpieces, with stellar cast. From Philadelphia in 1993 to Bohemia Raphsody in 2018, all these films tell the story of their homosexual protagonists, struggling with prejudices, social constructs, repression, illness, the path of sexual identification. In short, they are not simple “entertainment” films, but rather films capable of making us reflect on important issues such as discrimination, respect, love.
We celebrate this latter sentiment through these powerful cinematic stories. Because World Day Against Homophobia is celebrated
The goal of the day against homophobia is to promote and coordinate international awareness and prevention events The Secrets of Brokeback Mountain (2005) The Secrets of Brokeback Mountain (Brokeback Mountain) and a 2005 film directed by Ang Lee with Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal. Two cowboys – the stoic Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and the more sociable Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) – are hired to look after a flock of sheep in Wyoming around 1963. The men end up finding intimacy on the plains, and despite both marrying, they carry on a clandestine relationship for decades. The fact that they cannot openly be together, however, ultimately results in a rift between them.
In 2005 it was still considered a bad move for a movie star’s career to play a gay role, and in Hollywood it was still considered inappropriate to treat homosexual love stories with the same intensity as straight ones. Which makes Ang Lee’s adaptation of Annie Proulx’s short story far more impressive, as he and the actors transformed the tender tale of two suffocated soul mates into an Oscar-nominated mainstream hit. Call me by your name (2017)
Mainstream film audiences have never had an easy time with love scenes between two men, until Luca Guadinigno’s lavish adaptation of Andre Aciman’s novel. Set in the verdant hills and tastefully furnished lounges of a villa in Northern Italy in 1983, the film traces the sexual awakening of 17-year-old Elio (Timothee Chalamet), who is fascinated by 20-year-old Oliver (Armie Hammer), the graduate student, who assists the father of the teenager, for the summer. Their flirts are tantalizing and playful, which sees their final union particularly joyful. The public and the critics were overwhelmed by this love story. Carol (2015)
Director Todd Haynes’ adaptation of a Patricia Highsmith novel centers on two women: Carol (Cate Blanchett), an unhappily married socialite, and the department store clerk he pursues a relationship with, Therese (Rooney Mara). Both, however, are stifled by the conventions of the 1950s. Thus, one can feel the courage in their flirting moments: a look that lasts a second too long, a smile that makes its way onto their faces, etc.
In an age where lesbian love is not only shunned, but actively punished, she and Therese have no reason to rekindle their romance other than the joy they find in each other’s company. The lingering last shot demonstrates how this can be a good reason to never let go.The most famous gay writers, from Oscar Wilde to Pasolini
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Reports say that Bohemian Rhapsody, the biopic of Freddie Mercury Twentieth Century Fox released in 2018, and the highest-grossing LGBTQ film of all time. It also became the most successful music biopic ever, surpassing $ 600 million worldwide.
The film, which stars Rami Malek, chronicles the rise of a musical icon and the many ups and downs of life with her fellow bandmates Queen. She traces many of her relationships with men and women throughout her life, as well as her HIV / AIDS diagnosis and the group’s now famous performance at 1985’s Live Aid at London’s Wembley Stadium. Moonlight (2016)
The only film on this list to earn an Oscar for Best Picture. Barry Jenkins explores masculinity and repression in his studio of Chiron, a young man who comes to his age in Miami (and played by three different actors at various stages of his life) who is grappling with his sexual identity, in between. to his troubled relationship with his drug addict mother. Chiron wishes to free himself from the predetermined path established for himself by his environment. Philadelphia (1993)
Tom Hanks won his first Oscar for his portrayal of Andrew Beckett, a successful lawyer who is fired from his firm when senior partners find out he has AIDS. Jonathan Demme’s searing drama was the first mainstream film to address the AIDS crisis, and it gave a familiar face and voice to a marginalized community often ignored by its neighbors and left to suffer due to an intolerant society.
