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Bizarre and human film about "gay boy" drag queens/trans women in late 60's Tokyo. The out-of-character interview sections with the cast confused me because I thought it was the characters talking about an in-fiction movie.
fionageist recommended this to me as one of "5 Problematic Queer Films That, While Imperfect, Are Doing Something" and that's a good mindset to have going into it. Parts of it may kinda be uncomfortable or unfortunate or not line up with where we are now, but it's still an entertaining and valuable insight into a form of queer life in a different time and place.
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I saw this movie last night. I wasn’t expecting surrealist cinema with this one so it surprised me in a really pleasent way. Luca really knows how to move the camera and even tho it wasn’t as flashy as challengers it’s amazing how his hand guides you through the scenes. in a movie with a lot of confusing scenes and weird symbolic, oniric secuences you never feel abandoned.
I liked the theme of becoming one with someone else. and how that is a spiritual pursuit in a way. it’s also trying to say that we are all ready one with everybody and the universe, but very subtly.
Like with all good surrealist art, dreams and trips have real power and meaning, and even tho I didnt understand everything I think in these type of movies is better to just experience it like a dream.
i have never read anything by boroughs or the beat generation but I know about the bc they lived in my city in the 50s. shoutout México city. And I know that boroughs killed his Mexican wife here.
Now I really want to read the novel or something by him but there’s to much shit to read.
Overall a good experience and a good movie. Recommended if you like weird but beautiful movies!!!!!
Dec 18, 2024
“Pre-AIDS gay media always makes me emotional. Unabashedly living as queer in the face of everything makes me emotional. I love the intimacy of this documentary so much. It's so casual and the camera revels in the queens' presence it feels like I could reach through the screen and touch them and then I get emotional again that I cannot. Crystal LaBeija, one of the most influential queens in history, you will always be loved and your legacy is your true win. I love queer flaboyancy and homosexual sensability. Not only have we always been here, but some of us have even always dared to live as we naturally are.”
Read the rest of my review on Letterboxd
Dec 2, 2024
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if you don’t know new queer cinema, his films are a great place to start. incredible slice of life campy shit. nowhere is my favorite of his so far but you really can’t pick a bad one!
ps don’t watch if you hate sex scenes, violence, or gay yearning </3
Feb 12, 2024
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Finally got around to printing off a bunch of the essays and articles that I had saved on my computer for a while. I find it makes it easier to get myself to actually get around to reading some of the stuff. Paper is also a nicer reading experience, with less distractions and eye strain.
Dec 8, 2024
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Any pi.fyi rec (by someone else, not yourself) that you saw and then acted on yourself - read the book, listened to the album, watched the movie, tried the activity, etc.
Dec 9, 2024
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A search engine that filters out commercial websites so you can discover weird, small websites on different topics. I wouldn't use it as my main search engine but it's a cool way of finding stuff you otherwise wouldn't.
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