From 16 to 24 September, there are many queer films to discover Lisbon. The Cinematheque and the Cinema São Jorge are the official rooms
Time to celebrate: come to the twentieth, the Queer Lisboa is the oldest film festival in the capital. The celebratory spirit is felt from the first moment, an opening night marked by double characters Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone (Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley), the famous British series Absolutely Fabulous , which comes to the big screen – the Movie – sporting Glamour on a large scale … in the same session, the São Jorge Cinema gets the theatrical show 50. Orlando, hear , signed by André Murraças on the massacre in the nightclub Pulse, Florida, in June this year, which will take to the stage several personalities in honor of the victims.
Because this is an issue looking for cultural picture and historical perspective of Queer cinema, the name of Derek Jarman, who dedicated a vast retrospective, emerges as the pinnacle in the proposals of the festival, with a scheduled debate on life and director of the work the Last of England , which brings together some of his close associates, involved in the cycle. Figure iconic a cinema on the sidelines, in the 1970s and 80s, his work can be discovered or revisited at the Cinematheque.
A total of 114 films from 27 countries, the UK leads the programming with 44 titles. Already Portugal, with 11, comprising mainly the short film competitions and In My Shorts , is the third largest share in this statistic, highlighting national talent.
Of feature films in competition, João Ferreira, director of the festival, says Theo et Hugo dans le même bateau , the French duo Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau: “a night tour of Paris of today, where we follow two protagonists, a simulation of real time in cinematic time. a film that balances well the representation of sexual freedom and fears are still present misconceptions about HIV / AIDS. ” In the competition of documentaries, Tchindas , Pablo García Pérez Lara and Marc Serena, stands out: “One of the most amazing documentaries this year, which paints a picture of the queer community of São Vicente Island [ Cape Verde] It is very interesting to see their specific forms of integration “
This year’s Queer is also marked by the return of the Panorama section, with two more titles to signal a the João Ferreira choices:.. Goat , Andrew Neel, “which talks about the construction of masculinity and raises very pertinent questions about gender roles” and the Nest , Brazilian Filipe Matzembacher and Marcio Reolon, “a melancholy and gloomy film, while passing in a silent joy of printing.”
the awakening of sexuality to the conflict between tradition and desire, through the issue of same-sex families, long to see, with the presence of several directors. This is the case of Brazilian Sergio Andrade and Paulo Cesar Toledo, or artist and director Vincent Dieutre, the world premiere of his new movie, Trilogie of the défaites vies , “reflection on the relations and human geography in Europe, which follows three generations. a poetic device absolutely touching, “says the director of the Queer.
How could it be, music plays an important role in this commemorative edition, and its protagonists are Freddie Mercury and Annie Lennox, a program composed of iconic music videos, which also includes some made by Derek Jarman. Looking:. The Movie , Andrew Haigh film that puts the end to a homonymous TV series, also puts the festival
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