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I watched the entire three hours of today's film. One sitting and I am still sitting to finish this.

Rabioso Sol, Rabioso Cielo / Raging Sun Raging Sky

I saw it before but in two sittings.

I am not sure whether the impact of the full monty is part of it but I did enjoy this film much more than I remembered.

This is the third and, so far, final film by Julian Hernandez that I have been watching.

This one is pretty much about a long, mostly unconsummated love affair between a hustler and a young guy who is fascinated with him. And it is a textbook on gay cruising and what it is like.

The film is long because Hernandez takes his time with nuance. Glances. Fine points. The cruise.

It never dragged for me and I only looked at the time once when I got worried about being somewhere else in time. I made it.

This is the kind of film that requires some attention. It is in black and white and it is unrepentantly arty.

But I like "arty" and it is very fulfilling when arty stuff works as it does in here.

The two male leads are beautiful to watch. There is a lot of sex in it. Very erotic and I don't think pornographic. I still am not sure of the difference but I think erotica is when the work is satisfying of itself, all the way through and does not support stroking it off. Little breaks, unsexy bits thrown in. It is an art in itself, erotica. The scenes were wonderful and there was not one moment that I took it as prurient. I love that word. Prurient.

Three hours is a long time though.

Sorry, I gotta go.

This is a 5 because it is the second time through and I bought the disc and it is the last of the Hernandez mini-fest.

Labels: films, gay films