Tilda Swintonâs breakout role serving historical c**t/babygirl/queerdo over a timeline of centuries. itâs a costume drama that never letâs the costumes get in the way with queer icon quentin crisp making an appearence. đ đ catch it on tubi for free.
It's a perfect movie. It's almost too perfect. The fashion, the look on Cate's face when Theresa (Rooney Mara) is walking to her at the end, the line reading of "ask me things, please"; the fact that men are the joke throughout the movie. It makes me wonder about representation and the limits of it because of how womanly and queer this movie is, despite the fact that it never feels like a movie made for women. It's just a great movie.
CĂŠline Sciammaâs queer feminist period drama about two wammin passing the Bechdel test in the Age of Patriarchy gets a thumbs up from me. I watched this movie on the plane and itâs common knowledge that flying makes you emotional/horny, which might explain why it left such a lasting impression.This film has everything you could possibly want: lesbians, nudity, costumes, art history references, vision â all while maintaining an uncharacteristic degree of restraint and not going too hard on the political statements. The casual absence of men for the most part is a nice touch. Iâd even go so far as to say that itâs up there in my hall of fame, along with Harold Pinter and Joseph Loseyâs The Go-Between, Peter Greenawayâs The Draughtsmanâs Contract and Alain Corneauâs All the Mornings of the World. The only thing that wouldâve made it better in my opinion is if they delivered on all the threats of self-immolation in the end, but endings are something that filmmakers historically seem to struggle with, so next.
