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John and I have long reflected on how small towns work around the ones who stay and the ones who go.

For some of us, there was no future and we had to leave. Others needed to stay and keep the town alive and well.

It seemed preordained.

Today's film is about a summer romance between two boys. One will leave, the other will stay. It is almost preordained. I remember this quality.

Last Summer (2013)

I didn't have the romance. I had the town.

There is an elegiac quality to the film. It is clear that the time together will end. Bitter sweet.

The photography, much of it close up, is beautiful. The boys are very composed and the "problem" of being gay is not evident. They just are. And they are accepting their lot as well as they can.

This is a 5 out of Netflix5.

Labels: films, gay films