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The former an instant classic, the latter a drag. LGBTQ TV Shows Locked Up Pretty Smart Merl. Two French queer films, albeit totally different from one another, which gained quite some attention and praise. It lurked in the shadow of La Vie d’Adele, which shook the earth by showing a tumultuous lesbian love affair in all its aspects. Gods Own Country (2017) Far From Heaven (2002) Dream Boat (2017) I Am. This moving film introduces us to a gay Black man and son of a drug-addicted mother who deals with bullying related to his stature, his sexuality, and his place in the world. What surprised me even more was that it didn’t stir up any controversy when it was first shown at the Cannes festival last year. I Am is a 2010 Indian anthology film by Onir.
L’inconnu du Lac received much critical acclaim ( also by other The Filmtransition staff members), which surprised me, to say the least: it’s likely one the most overrated (rest of and dull films I have seen in a while. When French gay thriller L’inconnu du Lac was released in Dutch cinemas it made me come up with a list of the best LGBT films I’ve seen this decade. But since everyone’s doing it… these are the most interesting, gripping, funny movies that are in some way ‘gay-themed’. Defining movies as ‘LGBT’ or ‘gay-themed’ is in fact a bit stupid, as it has nothing to do with a genre at all.