Lola Bilidikid (1999)

Lola Bilidikid (1999)

Director: E. Kutlug Ataman
Writer: E. Kutlug Ataman
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Year: 1999
Runtime: 95 min

 

Stars: Gandi Mukli, Baki Davrak and Erdal Yildiz

Danas sam jedva odgledao ovaj film jer je subtitle bio totalno razdešen. Srec'om BS Plajer ima opciju da pomijera titlove unaprijed ili u nazad te sam uspio da odgledam do kraja. Ova Njemac(ko- Turska drama i nije toliko loša za odgledati, ali ipak vam preporuc(ujem da pokušate nac'i bolje podešen titl ili ako se vec' neko razumije u to neka podesi ovaj što sam ga stavio u rar fajlu. Inac(e film je na njemac(kom jeziku.

Murat je sedamnaestogodišnji Turski imigrant koji sa bratom i majkom živi u Berlinu u jednoj izrazito tradicionalistic(koj porodici. Obožava Lolu, tranvestita koji radi u jednom Queen baru, a seksualno se zadovoljava po javnim toaletima, i nekakvim mrac(nim parkovima, c(esto naplac'ujuc'i matorim pederima .
U baru gdje radi Lola upoznaje Bilija, mac(o turkish lika, koji je u "vezi" sa Lolom, i zeli da osnuje brak, što Bili odbija sa gnušanjem i prezirom.
Na drugoj strani sredovec(ni arhitekta Friedrich zaljubljuje se u jednog turc(ina Iskendera kojemu je osnovno zanimanje biti prostitutka i lopov. Friedrichova majka, postarija gospo?a ( izgleda kao neka baba iz aristrokatske kuc'e) voli da dominira svakom situacijom, da sve zna i kontroliše.
Film pravi paralelu izme?u dvije potpuno razlic(ite kulture, a kojima je jedina zajednic(ka tac(ka nastojanje da ogranic(i i sputa ponašanje koje izlazi iz tradicionalnih okvira.

 

English:

Lola Bilidikid (1999)
Murat (Baki Davrak) is a seventeen year old gay Turkish immigrant, who lives with his mother and brother in Berlin. Murat lurks around public toilets and drag bars trying to find some entry point into his adulthood and eventually encounters Lola (Gandi Mukli), a drag performer who turns out to be Murat's estranged brother. Lola is stuck in a relationship with Bili (Erdal Yilidiz) who's so hung up on being macho that he insists Lola have a sex change so they can marry and be man and wife, rather than a gay couple, something which Bili despises. Elsewhere, aging HIV-positive architect Friedrich (Michael Gerber) falls in love with Turkish hustler Iskender (Murat Yilmaz) and battles his controlling mother Ute (Inge Keller).

Despite its soapy, busy plot, Lola + Bilidikid is a tranquilised, ellipitical film that makes for a detached and ultimately unimpressive viewing experience. The film's excess of characters and sickly float of ennui and displacement just doesn't gel into anything interesting. We know that immigrants face racism and taunting all over the world, and the stock-standard sensitive-boy-coming-out plot really should have been retired to stud many moons ago. Ancient Keller, who's acted in German films since the 1940s, is an imperious highlight but even she seems to be wondering what she's supposed to be doing half the time.

 

 

The film attempts a commentary on breaking free from restrictive family bonds with Murat and Friedrich like generational bookends to a postwar Europe that has drifted in many different directions. But this film is too scattershot and its script too malnourished to do this interesting idea any kind of justice. Lola and Murat seem to fight for supremacy as the film's main character, but they end up in a disjointed stalemate where only one can appear in any one scene. Behind them, Bili, Friedrich, Iskender et al mash together as an indistinct mopey ensemble. The film's climax is incongruous and excessively pessimisitc.

Another German film about an artificially red haired Lola in distress released the same year was Run, Lola Run, an innovative corker that mopped up awards and audience excitement around the world. Lola + Bilikid could have taken a few more risks and well, been an entirely different film, and it may have avoided ending up the plain, ugly twin sister.
17-year old Murat from Turkey, living in Berlin, Germany, slowly discovers his homosexuality. His older brother Osman, head of the family since the father's death, wants him to finally lose his virginity (in a heterosexual manner) and thus causes Murat to run away. In a bar, Murat meets Lola, who has some things to tell about him. He also meets Bilidikid, Lolas man, who thinks that Murat might have thrown an eye on Lola. But the truth about Lola, Murat and his family is far worse that anyone could have expected.

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Wrestling (2007)

 

Original Title: Bræðrabylta

Director: Grímur Hákonarson
Writer: Grímur Hákonarson
Genre: Short movie
Year: 2009
Country: Iceland

Stars: Helga Braga Jónsdóttir, María Gu?mundsdóttir and Halldór Gylfason

You wouldn't think that a story about gay wrestlers would be interesting or even serious but think again...This short film is full of symbolisms, feelings, ideas,emotions with such a small amount of dialogue. First the landscapes and overall the light play a big role in showing the mood of the characters and how lost they are in their inappropriate love, so trapped into their respective life and relationships; both will suffer a loss that will act as a catalyst and change their destiny. The symbol could look a bit naive :one of the guy digs tunnels and the day he pierced the hole and sees the outside, is the time he decides what he needs to do next....but it worked for me. Compared to the rest of the story, the ending could appear unrealistic but if you develop any compassion for the characters, you will like it.

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Los Placeres Ocultos, (1977) aka Hidden Pleasure

Los Placeres Ocultos, (1977) aka Hidden Pleasure

Director: Eloy de la Iglesia
Scenario: Eloy de la Iglesia, Rafael Sánchez Campoy
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Year: 1977
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 7.2/10

Subtitle: English ( hard codded)

Actors: Simón Andreu, Charo López, Tony Fuentes, Beatriz Rossat, Germán Cobos, Antonio Corencia, Ángel Pardo, Queta Claver, Antonio Iranzo, Antonio Gamero, Josele Román, Carmen Platero, Félix Rotaeta, Ana Farra, Pilar Vela

Nevjerovatno koliko se u Španiji mnogo piše i raspravlja o homoseksualizmu. Iz te zemlje potice mnogo filmova na tu temu. Zato sam malo prelistao internet da vidim ima li koji režiser osim naravno Pedra Almodovara da je ostavio svoj pečat na filmskom gay platnu.
Začetnik španske savremene gay kinematografije je po svemu sudeći bio Eloy de la Iglesia (1944-2006). Kod nas nedovoljno poznat iako je iz sebe ostavio preko 20 filmskih djela. Domacoj gay populaciji je poznat po izvanrednom filmu Bugarski ljubavnik, vec predstavljen na ovom blogu.

Eloy de la Iglesia, je svoj prvi film napravio 1966 sa filmom Fantasia, dakle u vrijeme Frankovog režima bio proganjnan, čak je postojala i nekakva deklaracija o suzbijanju homoseksualizma. Tako su se i neki Iglesiasovi filmovi našli pod udar cenzora, zamalo i on sam nije stradao. Da li zbog toga ili nečeg drugog, filmski kritičari se baš i nisu bavili njegovim ranim djelima, ocjenjujuci ih nasilnim ili seksualno uznemiravajucim! Svoj prvi zapaženiji uspjeh je doživio filmom La semana del asesino (The Week of the Murderer) 1972. godine koji ukljucuje homoseksualizam.
Nakon pada Frankovog režima, mnogi autori su počeli da otvorenije pričaju o homoseksualizmu! Tokom prvog tranzicionog perioda su prikazani mnogi filmovi koji su vidno izašli iz dotadašnjeg režimskog okvira. Tako su u tom periodu nastali i najpoznatiji Iglesijevi filmovi Los placeres ocultos (Hidden Pleasures, 1976) i El diputado (Confessions of a Congressman, 1978).

Hidden pleasure, je film o Eduardu, bankaru koji upoznaje siromašnog heteroseksualnog Miguela. Nakon neuspjelog pokušaja da ga emotivno pridobije na svoj pederski način, Eduardo stvara poseban prijateljsko zaštitnicki odnos sa njim i njegovom zaručnicom. Iako se čini da je u tome uspio , religiozno okruženje se na surov nacin obračunava sa takvim odnosom shvatajucu to kao mješanje homoseksualne "boleštine" u život "zdravih" ljudi. Na kraju filma, nama neko nepoznat zazvoni na vrata, što kod depresivnog Eduarda izaziva osmjeh na licu, ostavljajući na nama da sami kreiramo kraj ove priče!

English:

One of the earliest Spanish directors working within queer cinema is the Basque-born Eloy de la Iglesia.
Outspokenly gay, de la Iglesia has stated that his films are about "the world of which the majority of filmmakers do not care to speak, the marginal world." His films often feature gay, or otherwise marginalized, characters. De la Iglesia has explained that he is a director who "always wants to make the films that are not supposed to be made," on subjects that "everyone else has agreed not to talk about."
Despite censorship constraints and hostile reactions from Catholic leaders to many of his films, de la Iglesia has enjoyed commercial success as a director, especially in Spain.

De la Iglesia began his film career in 1966 with Fantasia . . . 3, a collection of three short films based on children's stories by Hans Christian Andersen, L. Frank Baum, and the Grimm brothers. His first commercial achievement in his native country was El techo de cristal (The Glass Ceiling, 1971); two years later saw de la Iglesia's first international success with the release of La semana del asesino (Week of the Killer/Cannibal Man, 1974), a violent account of a young man who goes on a killing spree. The film also includes a gay character who is presented in an open, non-stereotypical, manner.

The death of Francisco Franco in 1975 brought more latitude and a new openness for artists in Spain. As a result, de la Iglesia created Los placeres ocultos (Hidden Pleasures, 1977), the first gay film to be produced in Spain. The film concerns a closeted homosexual banker attracted to a poor, heterosexual young man. The banker brings the young man into his life, and although the attraction is one way, the youth is accepting of the situation and even brings his girlfriend into the arrangement.
Initially banned by the censors, is the story of a closeted banker attracted to a poor youth who is heterosexual. The banker attempts to create a new model of the family by spending time with the young man and his fiancée. He takes on a traditional paternal function by giving the youth a job in the bank and improving his education, but his true wish is for the two of them to be a couple.

Because of personal, social and economic tensions that arise, it appears that he may fail in both roles. The end of the film, however, has the banker smiling as he answers a doorbell rung by an unseen person, leading spectators to believe that he has at least the possibility of achieving happiness as part of a homosexual couple.

Newcastle (2008)

Newcastle (2008)



Year: 2008
Genre: Drama
Rating: 5.7/10
Director: Dan Castle
Duration: 107 min (European Film Market)
Country Australia, Japan



Actors: Lachlan Buchanan, Xavier Samuel, Reshad Strik, Kirk Jenkins, Anthony Hayes, Shane Jacobson, Barry Otto, Joy Smithers, Gigi Edgley, Ben Milliken, Israel Cannan, Debra Ades, Rebecca Breeds, Jaymes Triglone, Woody Naismith, Matthew Schelle

Volite li gledati zgodne momke na plaži? Ako uživate u tome onda je ovo pravi film za vas. Iako se nemože svrstati u film gay tematike, film odiše nekom jedva primjetnom homoerotikom! Naravno tema filma to uopšte nije , niti se priča dotiče previše toga , osim ako ne računamo na prepucavanja tipa: pederu popusi mi kurac! ( ja bih odgovorio: peder ti popušio dabogda!)Medjutim sigurno je da se u tom pubertetskom dobu svaki muškarac susreće sa svojom homoseksualnošću. U to vrijeme sam sa skoro svim mojim drugovima drkao kurac gledajući slike iz časopisa, a sa mnogima od njih sam imao i nešto više!

Danas neke od njih srećem po gradu ( uh kako su poružnili) pa ih ponekad pecnem podsjećajući ih na to. Samo kažu nešto kao : Uh nemoj me podsjćati na to, na šta se ja uglavnom iskreno zagrcnem od smjeha!
A ima ih koji kažu mogli bi opet koji put. Pa zar da pokvarim lijepo sjećanje , ne dolazi u obzir! Uglavnom im to i kažem tako! A sa nekolicinom se ipak podsjećam! Onako drugarski ga izdrkamo, ponekad popušimo , popijemo piće , ispričamo se i idemo dalje.
Takav je život, svi se udubimo u neke svoje probleme.
Ovaj film dakle nije gay film a zbog čega se ipak našao na ovom blogu zaključite gledajući ga . Volio bih i vaš komentar na to!

Every second of surfing footage in this film is so mind-blowingly gorgeous, you won’t want to take your eyes off the screen. Which is good, because almost nothing else is going to grab your attention.

The Hoff family has three brothers: Jesse (Lachlan Buchanan) , a 17 year old wanna-be surfer, living in the shadow of former surf champion and half-brother Victor (Reshad Strik), whose life is in ruins due to a knee injury and a drinking problem; and Fergus (Xavier Samuel), who dies his hair purple, wears nail polish and Clash t-shirts, and is in the midst of discovering that he might be homosexual.


Opening with tryouts for a surf competition that would catapult the winner into the International circuit, the film meanders through the various struggles of the three boys and their friends, broken up by those gorgeous surfing shots mentioned earlier (and speaking of gorgeous, it’s worth noting that every young person in this movie is extremely good looking, and often nearly naked as well).



A turning point is reached when the teenagers decide to lie to their parents and take a camping trip on the beach to do what typical teenagers do: smoke pot, drink, have sex – and surf, of course. When Victor winds up at the same beach and finds Jesse practicing in order to be the next champion, egos rise and a fierce competition results in (highly predictable) tragedy.