GLBT Cinema: Film of the Month
On this page I highlight an exceptional GLBT film from a wide range of genres (comedy to drama, documentary to fantasy) and periods, from early cinema — by such masters as Eisenstein, Murnau and Cocteau — to contemporary works. By "GLBT film" I mean a picture which was either made by a GLBT-identified director on any subject (e.g., Demy's The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Fassbinder's Effi Briest) or a work with important GLBT content regardless of the filmmaker's orientation (e.g., Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train, Kurosawa's Ran). You are welcome to read my brief essay "Why a GLBT Focus?" and visit additional GLBT cinema resources, which includes 50 GLBT Films.
Although I currently do not have time to update this page on a regular basis, in the future selected works, when available on DVD, will include outstanding GLBT filmmakers not yet represented here, including – to name just a few – Dorothy Arzner, Yasujiro Ozu, Nicholas Ray, Keisuke Kinoshita, Sergei Paradjanov, Paul Morrissey & Andy Warhol, Lindsay Anderson, Chantal Akerman, Youssef Chahine, John Waters, Monika Treut, Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, Ulrike Ottinger, Tom Kalin, Rob Epstein & Jeff Friedman, Patrice Chéreau, Stanley Kwan, Patricia Rozema, Ferzan Ozpetek, Todd Haynes, Deepa Mehta, Bryan Singer, and Alejandro Amenábar.
Below, click on a film's linked title to go to my review. Here are all of the selections, organized by Month/Year, and alphabetically by both Title and Filmmaker. Enjoy!
Recommended GLBT Film of the Month
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