Hi all, ** Here's the schedule of film screenings for the next Bombay Dost Sunday High on 23rd March 2008 at 5.30 pm. ** It's also posted on *http://bombay-dost.pbwiki.com/Next-Sunday-High*<http://bombay-dost.pbwiki.com/Next-Sunday-High> Please bookmark this link for updates and schedules for coming Sunday Highs or join the Bombay-Dost Yahoo Group *(** http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bombay-Dost*<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bombay-Dost>).
You can also follow us on Twitter: *http://twitter.com/bombaydost*<http://twitter.com/bombaydost> (To know more about Twitter, please go to *http://twitter.com/*<http://twitter.com/> ) * ---------------------------------------------------------- * ** *Juste une question d'amour *[Just a Question of Love] (2000) *Runtime: *90 min *Synopsis: *Just a Question of Love follows the whirlwind romance of two young men in different stages of coming out. The film paints a heartbreaking portrait of the difficulties that befall a relationship when one man lives proudly out of the closet, while the other has created a double life to please his parents. *Review 1:* "This film is pretty much perfect. I can't fault it. It's utterly romantic; full of delicious angst; wonderfully acted and scripted and has a total naturalness that makes you feel you're listening to a story from one of your own family. This must be the best coming out film ever made. It's an intelligent film, and that's pretty rare these days. Every single character in this film is wonderful portrayed with total honesty. Even the setting is quite lovely in the garden that agricultural students Cedric and Laurent care for. There are no gay bars; no drugs; no leather or bears. There's just people living ordinary, good lives. And best of all this are the gorgeous Cedric and Laurent. I defy you to watch this film and not believe that these two men are deeply in love. And it's so much more than that. They work together; they play together and it's so natural and sexy and lovely to watch. It's the most positive depiction of a gay relationship I've seen in any movie. The level of angst this film builds up is due to this lovely relationship. You'll be desperate for it all to work out, but everything seems conspiring against it. This is now my number one recommendation for a great gay movie." *https://www.tescodvdrental.com/visitor/product_detail.html?product_id=64189 *<https://www.tescodvdrental.com/visitor/product_detail.html?product_id=64189> *Review 2:* It is one of the most beautiful films I've ever seen. I adore this film. The story, the acting, the characters are truly first rate and Christian Faure is such a good director. No doubt what French cinema always does best is telling small intimate stories with warmth and intimacy like this movie. They are always a good choice for a cosy night in. I highly recommend this film and I love to watch this film over and over again especially the scene where Cedric tells Laurent that he loves him in the car. So wonderfully romantic and so the saying goes "love changes everything". * http://www.amazon.co.uk/Juste-Question-DAmour-Cyrille-Thouvenin/dp/B000EZ7VU8 *<http://www.amazon.co.uk/Juste-Question-DAmour-Cyrille-Thouvenin/dp/B000EZ7VU8> * ---------------------------------------------------------- * *Roseaux sauvages, Les* [Wild Reeds] (1994) *Runtime:* 90 min *Synopsis:* In a village in the Southwest of France, 1962. Maite and Francois are 18 years old. They are friends, not lovers. In Francois's classroom, there are Serge, whose brother has just married to try to escape from the war in Algeria, and Henri, a pied-noir (Algerian-born Frenchman). Francois and Serge will have a homosexual relationship, but Serge wants to marry his brother's wife... *Review:* This film is truly amazing. I saw it and was so moved by it that I couldn't stop thinking about it for a very long time. It is heavily based on the director's (Andre Techine) real life experiences. In this film Techine manages to create a realistic and palpable universe which seems which if you know anything about film is a very hard thing for directors to accomplish. I asked a French DP and a friend of Andre Techine about Les Roseaux Sauvages and he told me that it was originally made for television and that it was such an enormous sensation in France that it later was released in the theaters and won many awards at the Cesars in Paris - France's equivalent of the Oscars. I will admit that some American friends of mine went to see this film and didn't get it. What a pity for them. *http://imdb.com/title/tt0111019/* <http://imdb.com/title/tt0111019/> ---------------------------------------------------------- *Time:* 5.30 p.m. *Venue:* The Humsafar Trust's Drop-in Centre, 3rd and 4th floor, Municipal Transit Building, Vakola Municipal Market Building, Near Raheja Point and Vakola Masjid, Santacruz (East), Mumbai. *Getting there:* It's approximately minimum fare by autorickshaw from Santacruz station (East). You could also take routes 311 or 313. The same routes also operate from Kurla (West) station. *Space courtesy: *The Humsafar Trust. *Note:* Programme subject to change without notice ---------------------------------------------------------- My blog's at: http://queerindia.blogspot.com You can leave me a voice message from any phone at http://www.jaxtr.com/nitinkarani No call charges apply.
