LGBT Cinema
By: Black Irish
Haven’t seen a great deal of LGBT-themed films, but hoping to correct this as much as possible. Trying to keep a variety of mainstream, independent, narrative, experimental, old, new, features, shorts, documentaries, fictions, and so on as long as they sound interesting in some regard. Not meant to be a catalogue of the movement of queer cinema or of the ‘best’ films but of the LGBT films that I’ve liked in the list proper [alphabetized for the time being] and the ones which I wish to see, here in the information box, below.
Feel free to suggest films, in the event that I may have overlooked some. Also whether any harder to find films, new or old, have been made available on DVD or online.
Most Anticipated:
- Anders als die Andern (Richard Oswald, 1919)
- Mikaël (Carl Th. Dreyer, 1924)
- Geschlecht in Fesseln (William Dieterle, 1928)
- Lot in Sodom (Watson/Webber, 1933)
- Swain (Gregory J. Markopoulos, 1950)
- The Voices (John E. Schmitz, 1953)
- Anders als Du und Ich (Veit Harlan, 1957)
- Les Oeufs de l’Autruche (Denys de La Patellière, 1957)
- Victim (Basil Dearden, 1961)
- Vapors (Andy Milligan, 1963)
- Les Amitiés Particulières (Jean Delannoy, 1964)
- The Leather Boys (Sidney J. Furie, 1964)
- Twice a Man (Gregory J. Markopoulos, 1964)
- Der Junge Törleß (Volker Schlöndorff, 1966)
- The Secret of Wendel Samson (Mike Kuchar, 1966)
- The Illiac Passion (Gregory J. Markopoulos, 1967)
- Reflections in a Golden Eye (John Huston, 1967)
- Gates to Paradise (Andrzej Wajda, 1968)
- Himmel Hoch (Werner Schroeter, 1968)
- Funeral Parade of Roses (Toshio Matsumoto, 1969)
- Jagdszenen aus Niederbayern (Peter Fleischmann, 1969)
- Lonesome Cowboys* (Warhol/Morrissey, 1968)
- Me and My Brother (Robert Frank, 1969)
- The Fire Island Kids (Peter de Rome, 1970)
- The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (Leonard Horn, 1970)
- The Music Lovers (Ken Russell, 1970)
- Song of the Loon (Andrew Herbert, 1970)
- Boys in the Sand (Wakefield Poole, 1971)
- Nicht der Homosexuelle ist Pervers, Sondern die Situation, in der Er Lebt (Rosa von Praunheim, 1971)
- Bijou (Wakefield Poole, 1972)
- Dreamwood (James Broughton, 1972)
- The Sex Garage (Fred Halsted, 1972)
- Nights in Black Leather (Richard Abel, 1973)
- La Merveilleuse Visite (Marcel Carné, 1974)
- The Place Between Our Bodies (Michael Wallin, 1975)
- Serious As Pleasure (Robert Benayoun, 1975)
- Johan, Journal Intime d’un Été 75 (Philippe Vallois, 1976)
- La Meilleure Façon de Marcher (Claude Miller, 1976)
- A un Dios Desconocido (Jaime Chávarri, 1977)
- Du Er Ikke Alene (Nielsen/Johansen, 1978)
- Iskanderija . . . Lih? (Youssef Chahine, 1978)
- Ernesto (Salvatore Samperi, 1979)
- Nous Étions un Seul Homme (Philippe Vallois, 1979)
- Une Histoire sans Importance (Jacques Duron, 1980)
- Loads (Curt McDowell, 1980)
- Madonna and Child (Terence Davies, 1980)
- Taxi zum Klo (Frank Ripploh, 1980)
- Angelos (Giorgos Katakouzinos, 1982)
- Le Crime d’Amour (Guy Gilles, 1982)
- Drifting (Amos Guttman, 1982)
- Making Love (Arthur Hiller, 1982)
- Querelle (R. W. Fassbinder, 1982)
- Death and Transfiguration (Terence Davies, 1983)
- L’Homme Blessé (Patrice Chéreau, 1983)
- Streamers (Robert Altman, 1983)
- Mauvaise Conduite (Almendros/Leal, 1984)
- The Angelic Conversation (Derek Jarman, 1985)
- Mala Noche (Gus Van Sant, 1985)
- Alger la Blanche (Cyril Collard, 1986)
- The Taste of Wheat (Gianni Da Campo, 1986)
- La Ley del Deseo (Pedro Almodóvar, 1987)
- Nuit Docile (Guy Gilles, 1987)
- Taxi nach Kairo (Frank Ripploh, 1987)
- Three Bewildered People in the Night (Gregg Araki, 1987)
- Apartment Zero (Martin Donovan, 1988)
- Macho Dancer (Lino Brocka, 1988)
- Once More (Paul Vecchiali, 1988)
- Before the Bat’s Flight is Done (Péter Tímár, 1989)
- Flames of Passion (Richard Kwietniowski, 1989)
- The Long Weekend (O’ Despair) (Gregg Araki, 1989)
- After (Eytan Fox, 1990)
- The Garden (Derek Jarman, 1990)
- The Natural History of Parking Lots (Everett Lewis, 1990)
- Trojans (Constantine Giannaris, 1990)
- Caught Looking (Constantine Giannaris, 1991)
- The Hours and Times (Christopher Munch, 1991)
- My Own Private Idaho (Gus Van Sant, 1991)
- Poison (Todd Haynes, 1991)
- La Vie Selon Luc (Jean-Paul Civeyrac, 1991)
- Fated to Be Queer (Pablo Bautista, 1992)
- Swoon (Tom Kalin, 1992)
- Voor een Verloren Soldaat (Roeland Kerbosch, 1992)
- An Ambush of Ghosts (Everett Lewis, 1993)
- M. Butterfly (David Cronenberg, 1993)
- Smoke (Mark D’Auria, 1993)
- Totally Fucked Up (Gregg Araki, 1993)
- Action Vérité (François Ozon, 1994)
- I Like You, I Like You Very Much (Hiroyuki Oki, 1994)
- Les Roseaux Sauvages (André Téchiné, 1994)
- To Die For (Peter Mackenzie Litten, 1994)
- Trevor (Peggy Rajski, 1994)
- Black Sheep Boy (Michael Wallin, 1995)
- The Doom Generation (Gregg Araki, 1995)
- My New Friends (Tsai Ming-liang, 1995)
- La Petite Mort (François Ozon, 1995)
- A Place in the Sun (Constantine Giannaris, 1995)
- The Toilers and the Wayfarers (Keith Froelich, 1995)
- L’Amour est à Réinventer (Var., 1996)
- Lilies (John Greyson, 1996)
- Une Robe d’été (François Ozon, 1996)
- Bent (Sean Mathias, 1997)
- The Hanging Garden (Thom Fitzgerald, 1997)
- Happy Together (Wong Kar-wai, 1997)
- Nowhere (Gregg Araki, 1997)
- Scènes de Lit (François Ozon, 1997)
- Ceux Qui M’aiment Prendront le Train (Patrice Chéreau, 1998)
- Les Corps Ouverts (Sébastien Lifshitz, 1998)
- Get Real (Simon Shore, 1998)
- Like It Is (Paul Oremland, 1998)
- No Se Lo Digas a Nadie (Francisco J. Lombardi, 1998)
- Sitcom (François Ozon, 1998)
- Split (Erik Deutschman, 1998)
- Les Amants Criminels (François Ozon, 1999)
- Beau Travail (Claire Denis, 1999)
- Leçons de Ténèbres (Vincent Dieutre, 1999)
- Drôle de Félix (Ducastel/Martineau, 2000)
- O Fantasma (João Pedro Rodrigues, 2000)
- Gouttes d’Eau sur Pierres Brûlantes (François Ozon, 2000)
- Hair Under the Roses (Chervier/Obadia, 2000)
- Hannah and Her Brothers (Vladimír Adásek, 2000)
- Hubo un Tiempo en Que los Sueños Dieron Paso a Largas Noches de Insomnio… (Julián Hernández, 2000)
- The Mountain King (Duncan Tucker, 2000)
- Operation YY (Oded Lotan, 2000)
- Plata Quemada (Marcelo Piñeyro, 2000)
- Baby (W.I.Z., 2001)
- Naughty Boys (Yumi Yoshiyuki, 2001)
- The Road to Love (Rémi Lange, 2001)
- Lan Yu (Stanley Kwan, 2001)
- Family Fundamentals (Arthur Dong, 2002)
- Luster (Everett Lewis, 2002)
- Hable con Ella (Pedro Almodóvar, 2002)
- Tout Contre Léo (Christophe Honoré, 2002)
- Under One Roof (Todd Wilson, 2002)
- The Visitor (Dan Castle, 2002)
- Yossi & Jagger (Eytan Fox, 2002)
- Un Parfum Nommé Said (Philippe Vallois, 2003)
- Mil Nubes de Paz Cercan el Cielo, Amor, Jamás Acabarás de Ser Amor (Julián Hernández, 2003)
- Tarnation (Jonathan Caouette, 2003)
- La Mala Educación (Pedro Almodóvar, 2004)
- Man Seeking Man (Matti Harju, 2004)
- Mysterious Skin (Gregg Araki, 2004)
- Nine Lives (Dean Howell, 2004)
- Tom White (Alkinos Tsilimidos, 2004)
- A Truck in Repair (Arnaud Simon, 2004)
- Un Año Sin Amor (Anahí Berneri, 2005)
- Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005)
- Celui Qui Aime a Raison (Arnold Pasquier, 2005)
- Comme un Frère (Alapetite/Legann, 2005)
- C.R.A.Z.Y. (Jean-Marc Vallée, 2005)
- Gay Sex in the 70s (Joseph F. Lovett, 2005)
- Homo Father (Piotr Matwiejczyk, 2005)
- Innocent (Simon Chung, 2005)
- Masahista (Brillante Mendoza, 2005)
- Ma Saison Super 8 (Alessandro Avellis, 2005)
- Night Swimming (Daniel Falcone, 2005)
- Out Now (Sven J. Matten, 2005)
- Ronda Nocturna (Edgardo Cozarinsky, 2005)
- Still (Tim Leyendekker, 2005)
- Le Temps Qui Reste (François Ozon, 2005)
- The Bubble (Eytan Fox, 2006)
- Bugcrush (Carter Smith, 2006)
- El Cielo Dividido (Julián Hernández, 2006)
- Glue (Alexis Dos Santos, 2006)
- Vacationland (Todd Verow, 2006)
- V.O. (William E. Jones, 2006)
- Les Chansons d’Amour (Christophe Honoré, 2007)
- Compilation, 12 Instants d’Amour non Partagé (Frank Beauvais, 2007)
- Middle-Earth (Thunska Pansittivorakul, 2007)
- Miroirs d’Été (Étienne Desrosiers, 2007)
- Shelter (Jonah Markowitz, 2007)
- Tá (Felipe Sholl, 2007)
- Tearoom (William E. Jones, 2007)
- Una última Voluntad (Marco Berger, 2007)
- Bastardy (Amiel Courtin-Wilson, 2008)
- En Compagnie de la Poussière (Jacques Molitor, 2008)
- Daybreak (Adolfo Alix, Jr., 2008)
- En Forelskelse (Christian Tafdrup, 2008)
- In the Closet (Jody Wheeler, 2008)
- Island (Ryan Sullivan, 2008)
- Love (David Färdmar, 2008)
- Next Attraction (Raya Martin, 2008)
- El Reloj (Marco Berger, 2008)
- Tell Me (Jody Wheeler, 2008)
- Thirteen or So Minutes (William Branden Blinn, 2008)
- All You Need Is Love (Edzard Onneken, 2009)
- BoY (Auraeus Solito, 2009)
- El Cuarto de Leo (Enrique Buchichio, 2009)
- Au Fond de l’Eau (Tigrane Avédikian, 2009)
- The Golden Pin (Cuong Ngo, 2009) (+)
- Greek Pete (Andrew Haigh, 2009)
- House of Boys (Jean-Claude Schlim, 2009)
- Infidèles (Claude Pérès, 2009)
- J’ai Tué Ma Mère (Xavier Dolan, 2009)
- Non-Love Song (Erik Gernand, 2009)
- Plan B (Marco Berger, 2009)
- Porno de Autor (Marcelo Mónaco, 2009)
- Rückenwind (Jan Krüger, 2009)
- A Single Man (Tom Ford, 2009)
- This Area Is Under Quarantine (Thunska Pansittivorakul, 2009)
- Transatlantic (David Quantic, 2009)
- Two Spirits (Lydia Nibley, 2009)
- XY Anatomy of a Boy (Mette Carla Albrechtsen, 2009)
- The Adults in the Room (Andrew Blubaugh, 2010)
- After (Mark Pariselli, 2010)
- Les Amours Imaginaires (Xavier Dolan, 2010) (#)
- Blackmail Boys (Bernard & Richard Shumanski, 2010)
- Brussels (Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo, 2010)
- I Don’t Want to Go Back Alone (Daniel Ribeiro, 2010)
- I Shot My Love (Tomer Heymann, 2010)
- Kawa (Katie Wolfe, 2010)
- A Lack of Gravity (Alain Hain, 2010)
- Mind Fuck (Kedar/Rojstaczer, 2010)
- My New Song is Coming Along Great (Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo, 2010)
- Piedras (Matías Marmorato, 2010)
- Strapped (Joseph Graham, 2010)
- Triple Standard (William Branden Blinn, 2010) (+)
- Verona (Laurie Lynd, 2010)
- 10 Dias (Sem Bater) (Luís Assis, 2011)
- 33 Teeth (Evan Roberts, 2011)
- Alle Werden (Piet Baumgartner, 2011)
- Beast (Valentina Chamorro, 2011)
- Coming Out (Jerry Carlsson, 2011)
- Downing (Ben Peters, 2011)
- In the Family (Patrick Wang, 2011)
- In the Light (Glen Wood, 2011)
- Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean (Matthew Mishory, 2011)
- Lament (Nathan Cirino, 2011)
- Lightflight (Annette Frick, 2011)
- Love is Not Enough (Bryan Darling, 2011)
- Mates (Antonio da Silva, 2011)
- The Men’s Room (Jane Pickett, 2011)
- My Last Round (Julio Jorquera Arriagada, 2011)
- Our Paradise (Gaël Morel, 2011)
- Requited (Sal Bardo, 2011)
- Sígueme (Alejandro Durán, 2011)
- Somefarwhere (Everett Lewis, 2011)
- The Strange Ones (Radcliff/Wolkstein, 2011)
- Summer Romance (Panajotis Evangelidis, 2011)
- Sur le Départ (Michaël Dacheux, 2011)
- Two of Us (Claudiu Mitcu, 2011)
- Wild Imaginings (Daniel Monks, 2011)
- L’Âge Atomique (Héléna Klotz, 2012)
- Cock (Hwang Hyunjin, 2012)
- Down on the Ground (Filippo Demarchi, 2012)
- Émile de 1 à 5 (Lionel Baier, 2012)
- The Endless Possibility of Sky (Todd Verow, 2012)
- A Few Deaths (Lucas Camargo de Barros, 2012)
- Graupel Poetry (Bruce X. Saxway, 2012)
- Hors les Murs (David Lambert, 2012)
- The Invisible Men (Yariv Mozer, 2012)
- I Want Your Love (Travis Matthews, 2012)
- Jackpot (Adam Baran, 2012)
- Julian (Antonio Da Silva, 2012)
- Jungle Love (Sherad Anthony Sanchez, 2012)
- K-11 (Jules Stewart, 2012)
- Keep the Lights On (Ira Sachs, 2012) (#)
- Lawrence Anyways (Xavier Dolan, 2012)
- Love Me Not (Gilitte Leung, 2012)
- Mixed Kabab (Guy Lee Thys, 2012)
- The Morning After (Bruno Collins, 2012)
- Out in the Dark (Michael Mayer, 2012)
- Parts of the Heart (Paul Agusta, 2012)
- Petunia (Ash Christian, 2012)
- Scenes from a Gay Marriage (Matt Riddlehoover, 2012)
- The Sex of Angels (Xavier Villaverde, 2012)
- Sexual Tension: Volatile (Berger/Mónaco, 2012)
- Silent Youth (Diemo Kemmesies, 2012)
- Speechless (Simon Chung, 2012)
- A Stable for Drunken Horses (Fabio Youniss, 2012)
- La Tête Froide (Nicolas Mesdom, 2012)
- To Heaven (Diego Prado, 2012)
- Water (Marco van Bergen, 2012)
- Westerland (Tim Staffel, 2012)
- White Frog (Quentin Lee, 2012)
- White Night (LeeSong Heeil, 2012)
- The Wilding (Grant Scicluna, 2012)
- Yossi (Eytan Fox, 2012)
- Zenne (Binay/Alper, 2012)
- Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton (Silha/Slade/Logsdon, 2013)
- Boygame (Anna Österlund Nolskog, 2013)
- Cal (Christian Martin, 2013)
- The Companion (Álvaro Delgado-Aparicio, 2013)
- Floating Skyscrapers (Tomasz Wasilewski, 2013)
- Free Fall (Stephan Lacant, 2013)
- Gingers (Antonio da Silva, 2013)
- The Go Doc Project (Cory James Krueckeberg, 2013)
- Hawaii (Marco Berger, 2013)
- Interior. Leather Bar. (Mathews/Franco, 2013)
- In Their Room: London (Travis Mathews, 2013)
- Julia (Johanna Jackie Baier, 2013)
- Kill Your Darlings (John Krokidas, 2013)
- Lose Your Head (Westerwelle/Schuckmann, 2013)
- Naked Rose (Giovanni Coda, 2013)
- Noche (Leonardo Brzezicki, 2013)
- Pit Stop (Yen Tan, 2013)
- Rosie (Marcel Gisler, 2013)
- Stranger by the Lake (Alain Guiraudie, 2013)
- Tumbledown (Todd Verow, 2013)
- Valentine Road (Marta Cunningham, 2013)
NOTES:
- Bolded titles indicate new additions.
- (+) indicates a film is available to watch online.
- (#) indicates a film is available to rent.
Added:
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01Bohdan Sláma
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02João Pedro Rodrigues
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03Andrew Blubaugh
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04Tsai Ming-liang
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05James Ivory
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06Jennie Livingston
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07Sabine Bernardi
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08Apichatpong Weerasethakul
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09Christopher Larkin
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10Andrew Haigh
