We discuss a short film with a long title: It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives. Activist Rosa von Praunheim read Berlin’s gay community for filth. His political manifesto remains timely.
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An author investigates the death of a young woman. Hasse Ekman’s Girl with Hyacinths has been affectionately called “The Lesbian Citizen Kane.“
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Todd Stephens’ feature debut, Edge of Seventeen, was a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama. A gay teen in Sandusky, Ohio struggles to hold on to his old friends and family as he enters the gay world.
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Gods and Monsters examines the unlikely friendship between Hollywood director James Whale (Ian McKellen) and his naïve yard man (Brendan Fraser). My guest and I revisit Bill Condon’s ambitious tragicomedy.
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Penda’s Fen aired on with the BBC’s Play for Today series on March 21, 1974. David Rudkin’s screenplay follows a gay teen on an Alice in Wonderland style journey through England’s pagan past. My guest and I attempt to parse Rudkin’s thoughts on religion, sexuality, social conformity and rebellion.
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After School specials featured young people dealing with problems. They could be earnest to the point of camp. In 1987 two specials were filmed that discussed sexuality. What if I’m Gay? aired on CBS. Two of Us was censored by the BBC and pushed to a late night spot. It wouldn’t get a daytime airing till 1990. My guests and I discuss the mixed messages these specials send to their target audience.
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Welcome to season three!
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In 1984 French Canadian flight attendant Gaétan Dugas was falsely accused of bringing H.I.V. to America. He was dubbed “Patient Zero.” In 1993 John Greyson wrote and directed a movie musical about the myth. Zero Patience is raunchy, surreal and political. A sharp contrast to the film Philadelphia that it premiered alongside. I’ve grown to love it. My guest was not a fan.
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And that concludes season two! Thank you so much for listening!
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In 1985 John Erman directed the groundbreaking TV film An Early Frost. One of the first films to address the AIDS epidemic. In 1991 he returned the subject in Our Sons. Julie Andrews and Ann-Margret play the disapproving mothers of a gay couple (Hugh Grant and Zeljko Ivanek). Zeljko’s dying of AIDS so the women go on a road trip to visit them. Cue fights, tears and a sprinkling of camp.
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William Wyler first adapted Lilian Hellman’s play The Children’s Hour to the screen in 1936. The work was heavily censored to meet the standards of the Hollywood production code. In 1961 he produced a remake that restored the lesbian content. My guests had contrasting responses to the film.
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The Fruit Machine (aka Wonderland) is an ambitious, frustrating film. Two gay teens witness a murder and go on the lam. One falls in love with a sexy dolphin man. Things get weird.
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