This sensual, remarkably observed, betifully acted wonr is the breakout feature om Brish wrer-director-edor Andrew Haigh. Rarely has a film been as hont about sexualy— both pictn and discsn—as this tale of a one-night stand that velops to a weekend-long idyll for two very different young men (excg screen newers Tom Cullen and Chris New) the English Midlands. It’s an emotnally naked film that’s at once an valuable snapshot of the plexi of ntemporary gay livg and a universally ronant portra of a love affair.
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A gay man's (Tom Cullen) weekend-long enunter wh an artist (Chris New) chang his life unexpected ways. * the weekend gay film *
A gay man's (Tom Cullen) weekend-long enunter wh an artist (Chris New) chang his life unexpected ways. I've heard that "Weekend" is an hont portrayal of a homosexual hookup - I'll have to take the "experts" word for , havg never enuntered one myself, however I will say that regards to ANY relatnship this film is ed an hont portrayal of that mystery of first enunter.
After a dnken hoe party wh his straight mat, Rsell heads out to a gay club. Jt before closg time he picks up Glen but what's expected to be jt a one-night stand be somethg else, somethg special. * the weekend gay film *
Both Tom Cullen and Chris New are so very natural their performanc as two gay men who hook up a bar one night, spend much of the next morng talkg ep topics, and then ci to meet aga that night.
While unually tthful and credible alg wh experienc mon to a great many gay men, Andrew Haigh's chronicle of a weekend the liv of two men who fd themselv wakg up together one Saturday morng is also notable for s gentle romanticism. The film succeeds thanks to s sharp and unsentimental sense of tail, partly due to the charm of the two lead performanc. * the weekend gay film *
While gay topics are discsed here (and a warng, there are gay "suatns" shown, so if you're homophobic... Well, I doubt that you'd be seeg this film to beg wh (though what has to say about human sire and that nasty four letter word "love" mak this a worthwhile view spe of beg uched gayns). Whether the viewer is straight, bi, or gay, they will nnect wh the characters some profound way.
After a dnken hoe party wh his straight mat, Rsell heads out to a gay club.
* the weekend gay film *
gay, sexual, relatnships, feelgs or homophobic sex, sexual, relatnships, erotic or sensual teenager, iendship, sad, adolcents or g of age artists, bgraphy, mician, songs or emotnal marriage, emotn, romance, relatnships or feelgs. "Gay people never talk about public, unls 's jt cheap nuendo. " It don't take long nsumg media while beg gay before realizg that straight people - at least the on makg our media - don't re about or our stori.
Somethg that I appreciate so much about Weekend is that is a fively, unniably gay movie that uld not be re-wrten as a heteroromantic film.