Wednesday, January 04, 2012
CHOICES
Today's 50 favorite gay film was
Small fishing village, local guy falls in love with a visiting artist, lover dies when he falls into an undertow but reappears as a ghost. Only his lover is able to see or see him.
Local legend dictates that when someone dies they get a goodbye and a burial at sea by a loved one. Otherwise they float between life and death.
Since this can not happen, the body has not been found, yet, the dead lover stays on. Did I mention the fisherman is married?
But these kind of things have a way of not working out.
Ghost stories like this are commonplace in the movie business but the gay angle and the locale play a big part in telling a different story.
There is a big element of the closet consequences as well as the spiritual dilemmas that come up.
This is a drama, not a comedy. Very well told.
Holding on to a loved one after death has a lot to do with the way things turn out.
I liked it a lot and will give it a 4 out of Netflix5.
