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LIKE SON LIKE FATHER

Today's gay film was the television production of David Leavitt's novel

The Lost Language of Cranes (1992)

Brian Cox stars as a closeted man whose son comes out to him.

This conflict of secrets versus openness brings the Dad out too.

I read the novel way back and liked it. The film is a faithful rendition.

There are some good scenes between lovers and there is a cold mother. Interesting that people talk about the distant father of gay men but often it is the Mom who is the toughest sell and the bitchiest about the whole thing. Same here. Same with me.

There is so much cut from the novel's story that you can see them running from cut to cut but they do a pretty good job altogether.

A 3 out of Netflix5 for me.

Labels: films, gay films