Sunday, October 25, 2015
Swiss rights
At one time, homosexuality was illegal all over.
Country by country the laws were changed and today's film is about that revolution in Switzerland.
I thought the Swiss were all OK liberals.
Well the Swiss may be but some of their regulators were not. A point made here is that legality was limited by "regulation" not by law. A trick in the books.
As in many places, a group of gay rights pioneers managed to have this changed and we see one such group in this film.
Der Kreiss / The Circle (2014)
The story is told by two men who met during this time and through the technique of docudrama they relive the times and the experience.
Soon, such living witnesses will be gone. This film insures that some will still be heard and that history will not be ignored.
It is very well done. The two stars "fall in love" before our eyes. It is amazing. While the history plays out, we experience how it affects them directly.
A 5 out of Netflix5.
Labels: films, gay films, gay history, gay rights
