French Kisses (2016)Herculanum / Apollo / Body of Angels / In Return / Ruptures (ou André et Gabriel) / Electric July
Be seduced by the best gay stories France has to offer, in this exquisite collection of sexy shorts. From tales of teenage sexual awakening, to searing studies of complex adult relationships, these six films are both quintessentially French and undeniably Universal.
French Kisses Include:
- Apollo (2016)
- Herculaneum (2016)
- The Body of Angels (2016)
- In Return (2013)
- Ruptures (2016)
- Electric July (2014)
Tom travels to the country for the funeral of his lover. There, he's shocked to find that no one knows who he is, nor who he was to the deceased man, whose menacing brother soon sets the rules of a twisted game. In order to protect the family's name and grieving mother, Tom must now deny his own sexuality, while playing the peacekeeper in an isolated household whose obscure past bodes even greater darkness for his "trip" to the farm. This taut psychological thriller centres on the ever-growing gap between city and country and the often oppositional nature of men who live there.
Sexual tension spills off the screen in this sweaty, titillating bromance from award-winning director Marco Berger. 'Hawaii' follows Martin and Eugenio (Manuel Vignau and Mateo Chiarino), two former childhood friends who reunite during a hot summer in the Argentinean countryside. As they work together to restore Eugenio's summer home, a game of power and desire ensues - forcing the two buddies to grapple with their sexual attraction and reconsider their relationship. With gorgeous cinematography, a lush setting and compelling lead performances, 'Hawaii' is an intimate character study that pushes past social boundaries.
Set in a poor, steamy Havana, 'The Last Match' centers on an intense love affair between two hitherto heterosexual young men. Reiner and Yosvani - best friends and soccer mates. In order to support his mother, wife and baby, Reiner prostitutes himself to older male foreigners while the shy Yosvani is reluctantly engaged to a girl and lives with her bombastic loan shark father. Sharing a kiss at a nightclub, the two men succumb to their desires, followed by a lusty rooftop encounter where they quickly fall hard for one another. But as their love intensifies, the challenge is not with them but with the unforgiving outside world they exist in. A brilliantly evocative and emotional film, 'The Last Match' is an unashamedly sexy and romantic tour de force.
Is there anything more complex than a gay man's relationship with his mother? When writer Lorenz (Fabian Krüger) returns from Berlin to his native small town home he expects an uneventful break - maybe even a chance to get over his writers block. But when he arrives he finds his fiercely independent, gregarious mother needs more than a little attention. And when a one night stand with a hot young local man begins to get seriously complicated, it becomes clear that this isn't going to be anything like a normal trip home!
From the producers of 'The Fault in Our Stars' comes this heartfelt coming-of-age story about the adventure of finding yourself and falling in love. Everyone deserves a great love story. But for seventeen-year-old Simon Spier (Nick Robinson) it's a bit complicated: he's yet to tell his family or friends he's gay and he doesn't actually know the identity of the anonymous classmate he's fallen for online.
"Coffeehouse Chronicles The Movie", based on the successful web series, covers two days and one night of love, hookups, heartbreaks, and hopes in queer LA. A comedy that explores the many ways gay men connect in the world of the Internet, social media, and, of course coffee houses, 'Coffeehouse Chronicles' is the 'perfect blend' of romance and laughs!
Crafted from the treasure trove that is the BFI National Archive, 'Queerama' traverses a century of gay experience, encompassing persecution and prosecution, injustice, love and desire, identity, secrets, forbidden encounters, sexual liberation and pride. Weaving the lyrics and music of John Grant, Goldfrapp and Hercules and Love Affair, Daisy Asquith guides us intimately through the relationships, desires, fears and expressions of gay men and women against the backdrop of a century of incredible change. 'Queerama' offers a wealth of unknown newsreel and amateur film, alongside the sub-textual references scattered throughout 20th-century cinema, the sexual liberation of the early 21st-century queer and transgender scene, and the gay parenting and marriage campaigns of recent years.
Swiss Toni is a proud man - proud of his car showroom, his happy marriage, his unique sense of style and his immaculately coiffured hair. He is a man's man, from a time when men wore driving gloves, curry had raisins in it and women stayed married. In his world everything can be compared to making love to a beautiful woman and he knows that the way to a lady's heart is via fine wines, Belgian chocolates and the manly smell of a pipe. Sadly his life is careering off the rails. His marriage is crumbling, his business collapsing and his domineering mother (Elizabeth Spriggs) is convinced that he's actually gay. It is down to his staff to try and hold things together. Head salesman, Geoff (Simon Day), alcoholic, bitter and fatally attracted to Swiss's put-upon wife, Ruth (Matilda Zeigler). Paul, the naive junior salesman (Rhys Thomas) who worships Swiss and Miranda, the receptionist (Emma Rydal), a wild child who Swiss is both appalled and secretly drawn to.
Episodes Comprise:
Series 1
1. Cars Don't Make You Fat
2. Taxed and Tested
3. Power Assisted Steering
4. Part Exchange
5. Left Hand Drive
6. One Previous Owner
Series 2
1. Troubleshooter
2. Speed Date
3. Depression
4. Gellward
5. Cable Show
6. Pangolin
7. Mumble Jackets
8. Fothergill 2000
9. Listening
10. On Top of Old Smokey
In 17th-century England, ambitious country gentleman Oliver Cromwell (Richard Harris) dared to challenge the political oppression and corruption which besieged his nation. Watching his power being usurped by a commoner, King Charles (Alec Guinness) springs to challenge his adversary. One man will become absolute ruler; the other will be executed.
Still pining for his ex-boyfriend, Géraud (Johnny Rasse) has come to a French seaside town to present his new experimental film, but the only person keen on seeing it is the cinema's sweet underage projectionist - who soon becomes smitten with the handsome director. Brimming with an infectious charm 'My Life with James Dean' is a both a breezy, optimistic French romance, and an endearing paean to the power of cinema.
Both Abel (Nelson A. Rodriguez), who works in social services, and Diego (Andrew L. Saenz), an auto mechanic, have waited a long time for the love they have yearned for. After several chance meetings, the two finally hook up and quickly fall deeply for each other. But when tragedy strikes and Diego's immigration status is revealed, Abel and Diego discover the power of love during uncertain times.
Frankie (Harris Dickinson), an aimless teenager on the outer edges of Brooklyn, is having a miserable summer. He escapes the bleakness of his home life by causing trouble with his delinquent friends and flirting with older men online. When his chatting and webcamming intensify, he finally starts hooking up with guys at a nearby cruising beach while simultaneously entering into a cautious relationship with a young woman. As Frankie struggles to reconcile his competing desires, his decisions leave him hurtling toward irreparable consequences.
Benny Hill's Greatest Hits
All your favourite side-splitting routines are here, delivered in the usual zany style from the undoubted king of comic clowning. Who else but the comic genius of Benny Hill could turn the speeded-up chase scene into an art form?
The Crazy World of Benny Hill
Join Benny in his crazy world of saucy sketches, masterful word play and musical madness. This programme features many of Benny's regular characters and, of course, the glamorous singing and dancing Hill's angels.
On a sweltering night at London's Royal Opera House in June 2017, Jonas Kaufmann made his debut performance in Verdi's Otello - one of the most coveted and challenging roles in the tenor operatic repertoire.
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