Tuesday, July 17, 2012
COME OUT COME OUT
Today's Favorite Gay Film #18 was
Juste une question d'amour / Just a Question of Love (2006)
Laurent is having trouble telling his parents he is gay. He even lives with a straight woman who is willing to pretend she is his girlfriend. Then he falls in love with a guy who has no patience with closet cases.
The shit hits the fan when his parents find out and you can then understand why Laurent didn't want to tell them. Bourgeois through and through.
This is not a comedy. It is hard to watch as it is so real. Even the ones who support the couple do not really support them.
Of course the answer is love between the two and not opinions and issues.
It takes a while to find that out and there is some broken glass before the thing is straightened out.
What is interesting is that no one can plead our cases. We have to make clear declarative statements to each other. Lovers and parents alike.
And above all, cut people a little slack.
I liked it but it made me squirm and not like people all the time.
I think that makes for good film. I will give it a 4 out of Netflix5.
