‘On the same level as the Nazis’: the film about Germany’s postwar persecutn of gay men | Film | The Guardian

Contents:

• ‘ON THE SAME LEVEL AS THE NAZIS’: THE FILM ABOUT GERMANY’S POSTWAR PERSECUTN OF GAY MEN
• NETFLIX EXPOS THE SECRET GAY HISTORY OF NAZI GERMANY
• INTERNATNAL GAY CEMA: 33 LGBTQ MOVI TO SEE OM AROUND THE WORLD
• QUEER KO: 1970S AND ‘80S GAY GERMAN ARTHOE CEMA
• GAY GERMAN MOVI

‘ON THE SAME LEVEL AS THE NAZIS’: THE FILM ABOUT GERMANY’S POSTWAR PERSECUTN OF GAY MEN

Apparently, many viewers want to characterize the film's subject terms of a nflicted choice between heterosexualy and homosexualy, which mak about as much sense as merely portrayg s ntent as the treatment of a love triangle; reveals a rather limed level of engagement and even suggts that such issu are far om polilly rolved their mds. Culled om a longlist of hundreds, movi nsired for the list promently feature gay, lbian, trans, or queer characters; ncern self centrally wh LGBTQ+ them; prent s LGBTQ+ characters a fair and realistic light; and/or be seen as a touchpot the evolutn of queer cema. And we regnize that some of the films the list will re-igne healthy bat that have been fixtur of discsn around LGBTQ+ films — straight actors playg gay characters, cis actors playg trans characters, and the historil domance of whe male perspectiv.

NETFLIX EXPOS THE SECRET GAY HISTORY OF NAZI GERMANY

For our most recent update to the list, we’ve add mastream edi Fire Island and Bros, thriller Knock at the Cab (featurg two pairs of hbands whose vatn is terpted by the potential apolypse), Disney feature Strange World (wh the stud’s first openly gay lead character), Blue Jean (a Brish drama set durg the Thatcher premiership), the extremely well-reviewed Girl Picture), France’s magil realist The Five Devils, and Cann 2023 buts Monster and Strange Way of Life.

Crics Consens: We Were Here reviss the cris facg the gay muny the early 1980s -- and offers a powerful tribute to the spirg rolve shown at a time of turmoil.

INTERNATNAL GAY CEMA: 33 LGBTQ MOVI TO SEE OM AROUND THE WORLD

Synopsis: Durg the 1970s, San Francis beme a safe haven for the gay and lbian muny, providg a place where one... Synopsis: In 1976 a uple take over an adult book store, and the store be the biggt distributor of gay porn...

Synopsis: In Uganda, openly gay David Kato and his fellow activists work to feat new legislatn their untry that would...

QUEER KO: 1970S AND ‘80S GAY GERMAN ARTHOE CEMA

Synopsis: A gay man's (Tom Cullen) weekend-long enunter wh an artist (Chris New) chang his life unexpected ways.... Crics Consens: Anchored by Sean Penn's powerhoe performance, Milk is a triumphant acunt of Ameri's first openly gay man elected to public office.

GAY GERMAN MOVI

Synopsis: A recently married gay uple (John Lhgow, Aled Mola) are forced to move to separate hoeholds after they lose their... Synopsis: England, 1988 -- Margaret Thatcher's Conservative ernment is about to pass a law stigmatizg gays and lbians, forcg Jean, a... Synopsis: Realizg that they share mon fo Margaret Thatcher, the police and the nservative prs, London-based gays and lbians lend...

Synopsis: Substance abe and emotnal and physil distance threaten the relatnship between a gay filmmaker (Thure Ldhardt) and his longtime lover...

Synopsis: Universal Pictur proudly prents the first romantic edy om a major stud about two gay men maybe, possibly, probably, stumblg...

Synopsis: One youth (Brady Corbet) be obssed wh UFOs, while another (Joseph Gordon-Levt) be a gay htler the years followg... Hanno Koffler (Summer Storm) and Max Riemelt (Before The Fall) -star as a pair of ps who fall love this German gay romance which has been pared to Brokeback Mounta for s achg mascule portrayal of forbidn love. The service shows more than one hundred tl — featur and documentari — cludg popular favor and hs like P Stop, Keep The Lights On, Unrtow, Gayby and many more.