A Song of Love

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Alex P An absolute gem of queer cinema. Amazing that I would only discover it now. Direct, sensual, far from the corny nature of so many lgbtq films. Pure poetry conveyed through pure images (no sound whatsoever). Worth every minute. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/29/23 Full Review Audience Member I've been constantly recommended Un Chant d'Amour by friends, I am thoroughly disappointed. Would not recommend. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Valiente y poético corto. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Valiente y poético corto. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member In 1991, Todd Haynes made his feature debut <i>Poison</i> (1991), which also turned out to be his masterpiece so far. It was composed by three different story segments: "Hero", a mockumentary crime anecdote; "Horror", an experimental tribute to sci-fi/horror B movies; and "Homo", a homosexually oriented, minimalist and allegorical film with a dim atmosphere of prison oppression. The focus here should be the third segment, which explicit content made the entire film get slapped with an intolerant NC-17 rating despite having not such explicit content. Compared to <i>Un Chant d'Amour</i>, it was defiitely toned down. Controversial and prominent playwright Jean Genet made only one film project in his lifetime, but influenced a number of filmmakers from Todd Haynes to Tsai Ming-liang (most specially <i>Dong</i> [1998]). <i>Un Chant d'Amour</i> is often considered the first gay-themed movie. It isn't. Others consider it the first homoerotic movie. It maybe is. Three years before, Kenneth Anger had released a disturbing and symbolic controversial masterpiece about rape and abuse with a strong personal note, but the sexual connotation was vivid and present. In this case, the purpose, in my infinitely humble opinion, is to depict repression and abuse from the point of view of intolerance. The result is extraordinary. It feels like the work of a passionate man attempting to construct something remarkably poetic, empathizing with the human impulses that all of us possess regardless of our sexual inclination. Imagery is unforgettable and influential too, playing with black backgrounds against a white light illuminating only what we are supposed to see. The content is oriented towards mature minds (I won't mention an age limit since that measure is not a given), and incredibly graphic for the time - not even the wild 60s would show something this strong until maybe the last years of the decade. That is not meant to be a feature that pushes audiences away. On the contrary, this tragic testament has "nothing to hide". 99/100 Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member reminded me of the superior 'papillon' Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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