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[–]Innisfree[S] 19 insightful - 1 fun19 insightful - 0 fun20 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

How are we feeling about this? I struggled to watch all of it, can't get used to the age difference (i know it's not that big - but it just looks like it is).

Every time a bloke makes a movie about lesbians (like in this case), my insides tighten and I am mentally preparing for anger/disappointment. Let's hope that Francis Lee (the director) who is gay, will not end up giving a more prominent place to men in the movie. I'm off to try and rewatch the trailer :)

Edit: BTW, Francis is a good director. His gay love story "God's Own Country" was great - gritty and real.

Edit 2: Ok, I've rewatched it: I'm a huge prude LOL, I dig it now :)

[–]spirette 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

I'm annoyed that yet again a man is directing a lesbian movie. God's Own Country was indeed quite good but still. Hopefully he won't fuck it up.

[–]Innisfree[S] 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Well to counterbalance that, I heard Céline Sciamma is working on another movie now. Some more good news for us :)

[–]spirette 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

so soon? She usually takes like 3-4 years to make another movie. That's awesome news ;)

btw I'm annoyed on principle. But I'm still excited for Ammonite haha

[–]Innisfree[S] 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I was also surprised. So far just news of a casting call for what can be vaguely construed as a lesbian couple. But the Internet may be getting ahead of itself. We can only hope :)

Not a bad principle to be annoyed on. I have things I have been sitting on about Carol (also directed by a gay man) - the way the love scene was filmed. Let us just say it felt stiff and cold. Maybe because Cate Blanchett was freezing in the studio and the DP couldn't get over the cliche of gliding the camera's gaze along their naked bodies. :)

[–]spirette 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I loved Carol and it was indeed shot by a gay dude. I rewatch it every year at Christmas (I know cheesy;) But it was also based on a book by a lesbian and the script was written by a lesbian. I personally liked the sex scene but I get what you mean. Meanwhile Lisa Cholodenko, an out lesbian, made the movie The Kids are alright, where a lesbian sleeps with a man.

All this to say that there are no guarantees and a lesbian can fuck it up where a man doesn't. But so many movies are made by men where the female characters are super pornified and it's gross. So my knee-jerk reaction is to be annoyed :)

About Céline Sciamma, that's nice! I didn't know about that casting call. Great to hear that she will make another lesbian movie :)

[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It honestly is so much worse when a lesbian fucks it up just to appeal to dudes.

[–]spirette 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah it is :(

[–]Innisfree[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

All this to say that there are no guarantees and a lesbian can fuck it up where a man doesn't.

Truth :)