Ranked by French viewers and critics as the best romantic film of 2015, Summertime was a success in France and abroad.
After watching Blue is the Warmest Color (see below) while writing the screenplay for Summertime, Corsini decided to make changes to the film so that it would be a love story, but not a sexually explicit one. Set in France during the 1970s, this romantic drama directed by Catherine Corsini is a vibrant portrait of Second-wave feminism. Both young actors shine in this film, as does Sandrine Kiberlain, who plays the mother of one of the two boys. ” (“One is not serious when one is 17.”) This lyrical film is about the sexual awakening of two high school classmates (Corentin Fila and Kacey Mottet Klein), who start out as enemies, but, when forced to live under the same roof, realize that they have feelings for each other.
The movie’s French title, Quand on a 17 ans comes from Arthur Rimbaud’s poem “Roman,” which begins, “ On n’est pas sérieux, quand on a dix-sept ans. Post-New Wave French director André Téchiné teamed up with Céline Sciamma (who directed three films on this list) to write the screenplay for Being 17. Adèle Haenel (who features in three of the films on our list!) gives a wonderful performance as usual. Act-Up France protested against the French government’s inadequate response to the growing HIV/AIDS crisis, and the film portrays the heartbreaking plight of the group’s members as they navigate life, love and activism under a plague. They play two members of Act-Up, an advocacy group formed at the height of the AIDS epidemic in the 1990s.
Le regard féminin –the female gaze–has rarely been so powerfully captured on screen.ĭirected by Robin Campillo, who also made Les Revenants (2004)–the film that inspired the series of the same name–this contemporary classic stars Nahuel Pérez Biscayart and Arnaud Valois. Slowly, she gets to know the aloof subject of her portrait (Adèle Haenel) and eventually begins to tutoyer her (as in, address her with the informal pronoun “tu” – see if you notice this critical moment while watching!). Set in the 18th century, the movie’s about a young female artist (Noémie Merlant) who is commissioned to paint a portrait on a remote island.
And let’s not forget the music: if you haven’t watched the movie yet, prepare to get chills during the bonfire chanting scene. Portrait of a Lady on Fire won the Queer Palm at Cannes and was praised for its historical accuracy, fantastic screenplay, and breathtaking cinematography. By Sophia MillmanĬéline Sciamma’s exploration of friendship, love, and art is an absolute masterpiece. Disappointingly, the 2020 Marche des Fiertés (Paris Pride) was canceled this year, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t other ways to honor queer French culture! For that purpose, we’ve come up with a list of the best French LGBTQ+ movies you can stream at home. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission.To celebrate Pride, you probably won’t be able to go to a festival, drag show, or rainbow concert this June. Some of the show’s oldest episodes contain jokes that haven’t aged well, but it still deserves its place in history for centering gay characters on a network sitcom more than 20 years ago.Īll products featured on Vanity Fair are independently selected by our editors.
Since a disastrous attempt to date each other that ended with him coming out as gay, Will ( Eric McCormack) and Grace ( Debra Messing) have been platonic soulmates-though they are frequently outshone by Will’s aspiring-actor friend, Jack ( Sean Hayes), and Grace’s unimaginably rich assistant, Karen ( Megan Mullally). Will & Grace (free to stream for Hulu subscribers) Fun Home’s Roberta Colindrez joins the cast in season two as a bartender and occasional love interest for Emma. The three try to learn to get along while working out what’s to be done with the troubled estate. There they quickly learn some jarring facts: Their mother’s bar and apartment building were in financial trouble she was keeping from her daughters and Vidalia’s female “roommate,” Eddy ( Ser Anzoategui), was actually Vidalia’s wife and, with Lyn and Emma, an equal heir. Emma ( Mishel Prada) and Lyn ( Melissa Barrera) travel home to Boyle Heights in Los Angeles when their mother, Vidalia, suddenly passes away.