Sunday, April 15, 2012
NEW FRIENDS
Today's gay film was
A gay man's best friend has just been killed in an auto accident.
Taking over his effects and unfinished business, he discovers an on-line relationship with an Italian man who, as it happens, is planning to come to Dallas for a visit.
After some online back and forth, it is decided that the Italian friend will come anyway as he has bought his ticket.
The two survivors meet and, in two days, strike a relationship that is between the two of them, aside from their common loss of the deceased.
Slow and easy film with a lot of talking and reflection about life, death, relationships.
And, the relationship that they are forging with one another.
Nothing is decided, not too much is revealed but both gain great benefit from the the two sides they saw of their dead friend and then what they see in each other.
Modest goals, well achieved.
Beautiful men, inside and out.
I saw this before and enjoyed it, now once again. That makes it a 5. It is very likable. This kind of film is always worth seeing several times. There are subtleties that cannot be taken in with only one viewing. Mostly because the director has chosen a strategy to show rather than tell.
