A bereaved gay LA college professor mourns the eight-month-old death of his partner. Meticulously preparing for suicide he proceeds through his last day secretly saying goodbye to his friends, but other chance encounters take place.
A top notch intimate drama, adapted from Christopher Isherwood's novel of the same name, with high class editing, gorgeous cinematography from Eduard Gran, an evocative score and great looking sets.
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ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER (1999)
Certification15 Our Rating
Former perv-master Almodovar goes all new man with this latest offering, widely considered to be his most accomplished film yet. After the accidental death of her beloved son, Manuela leaves Madrid for Barcelona, where she plans to look up old friends, exorcise her ghosts, and, just maybe, tell her long-estranged ex about the son he never knew he had. But this involves bring up some painful and unpleasant secrets from the past, and present. Almodovar's characteristically camp humour is still pre
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LOVE IS STRANGE (2013)
Certification15 Our Rating
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MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE (1985)
Certification15 Our Rating
This is the story of a young Anglicised Pakistani and his erstwhile fascist ex-schoolmate, Johnny. Together they run a dilapidated laundrette, given to Omar by his rich uncle, and decide to turn it into a veritable palace, despite the hostility of Johnny's skinhead friends and Omar's cousin.
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PRICK UP YOUR EARS (1986)
Certification18 Our Rating
This touching film is a biography of gay '60s playwright Joe Orton. In his teens Orton was befriended by the older more reserved Kenneth Halliwell and, while the two began a relationship, it's fairly obvious that it wasn't all about sex. Orton loved the dangers of bath-houses and liaisons in public restrooms, while Halliwell, not as charming or attractive as Orton, didn't fare so well in those environs. While both longed to become writers, it was Orton who achieved fame, his plays "Loot" and "Wh
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