Rent Swan Song (2021)

An honest delicate study of a life. - Swan Song review by AM

Sensitive, delicate and immersive acting - this film should never be classed as a lesbian/gay genre film. (No film should be classed lesbian/gay... any more than any film should be classed as straight/hetero!) It is a superb study of a life and the possibilities for re-emergence after a downfall leading to a triumph of the will. Swan Song slowly grows and tends its flower until it is in full bloom and we experience the re-creation of the glory of a life well lived. The characters are a delight and honest, with such understatement as to echo a documentary style production. Uno Keir produces an Oscar level performance and should be given one for this masterpiece.

Swanning about - Swan Song review by PE

Somehow Udo Kier’s Buster Keaton face and deadpan Germanic delivery make this film even better than it is. Every time he strikes a pose or throws some shade it’s a delight to see.

An understated, triumphant performance in an elegiac tribute to the real troopers of gay rights. We didn’t need Pride, we had small-town heroes like Pat.

Poignant, moving and quite, quite wonderful - Swan Song review by giantrolo

I can honestly say I've never seen a film quite like this one - and I loved every minute of it! It has a nice pace to it (although on occasion it did try to teeter on the edge of being a little slow), but this is more than made up for by the wonderful performances from the whole cast. I feel what they feel; I cry when they cry; I laugh when they do marvellous things - and what more could you want from a film? Brilliant from start to finish - and especially the pearl encrusted finish. The real Pat must have been quite the diamond.