#BFI Flare

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Group shots including Rupert Graves, with James Wilby, Helena Bonham Carter, Simon Callow, John Bright, Natascha McElhone, Jenny Beavan and others at the screening for "Merchant Ivory" during BFI Flare 2024 at BFI Southbank on March 16, 2024 in London, England.

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Also posting these two separately

16 Mar 2024, BFI Flare LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2024, BFI Southbank, London: VIP arrivals Rupert Graves and Greta Scacchi, there for the UK premiere of Stephen Soucy’s Merchant Ivory documentary – which also turned out to be a huge reunion of the (UK) Merchant Ivory family.

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[Trailer w/ ENG SUB] Oh Hyuk is the music director of the film “The Dream Songs” (너와 나) by Cho Hyun Chul.

“The Dream Songs” is selected for the 37th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival. 

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BFI Flare: Horseplay

A group of straight Argentinean men hang out in a beautiful home with barely any clothes on, while playing pranks on each other and sending compromising pictures to various WhatsApp groups.

The supposedly decades long bond between these characters is totally unsketched outside of their apparent need to test each others' sexual boundaries. The film therefore functions only as a homosexual fantasy of what straight male bonding looks like, while purporting to levy the critique that – shock! – there may be a homophobic streak latent within their homoerotic horseplay.

That this is the most simplistic possible thought on the subject does not stop the film taking two hours to make its point. And that the Gay Viewers' arousal at this implicitly homophobic milieu is the sole source of the films libidinal quality – and marketable appeal – goes lamentably unaddressed.

The mens' interactions are well observed in places, but the film is largely dull and dishonest, and aims to horn up its audience into looking past the redundancy of its content.

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Unmissable Gems at BFI Flare 2023: Top Queer Films You Need to Watch Now

🌈🎥 Don't miss our top 5 must-see films @BFIFlare 2023. Discover powerful stories of love, identity, and resilience in these unmissable queer gems.

Are you ready for a cinematic experience that is sure to leave you inspired? The 37th edition of BFI Flare, London’s LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, is well underway and we’ve got the inside scoop on the must-see films for our beloved Queerly audience. This year’s festival boasts 28 World Premieres, 58 features, and 90 shorts from 41 countries – it’s an incredible lineup you won’t want to miss! Wolf and…

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"I want to honor his dream" | Sam Shahid on Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes

George Platt Lynes is a queer 20th century photographer who isn’t as widely known and celebrated as he should be, especially in comparison with his peers. Filmmaker Sam Shahid and the team at Shahid/Kraus & Company want to help change that with their new documentary Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes, where they interview a number of people close to him as well as contemporary…

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Lady Like - BFI Flare 2024 (Film Review)

Continue reading Lady Like – BFI Flare 2024 (Film Review)

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38th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival - full lineup revealed

The full lineup for the 38th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, running March 13th – 24th at BFI Southbank and on BFI Player, has been announced. The 2024 selection, divided into three thematic strands—Hearts, Bodies, and Minds—includes 33 world premieres, with 57 features and 81 shorts from 41 countries. This year’s programmers are Grace Barber-Plentie, Jay Bernard, Diana…

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Finally!!! Maurice and Alec reunion!

BFI Flare 2024

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Individual shots of Rupert Graves at the screening for “Merchant Ivory” during BFI Flare 2024 at BFI Southbank on March 16, 2024 in London, England.

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It was lovely to finally see Stephen Soucy’s Merchant Ivory documentary on the big screen at BFI Flare 2024 this afternoon, and the stars/crew/Merchant Ivory family were out in force. Guess who:

(1) looked startlingly younger in person that they do in the documentary (or they have a lookalike)

(2) was spotted popping in and out of the screening, and in and out of the hospitality room for beers

Also spotted: costume-design legend Jenny Beavan, Adrian Ross Magenty (Tibby Schlegel/deleted Dickie Barry) and Rupert sitting next to (looked like) A Room With A View’s cinematographer Tony Pierce-Roberts.

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The film “The Dream Songs” (너와 나) with music by Oh Hyuk is selected for the 37th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival.

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BFI Flare: Chrissy Judy

Oooft. This one had my stomach in a knot. A sharply funny and melancholy story of how incremental personal shifts threaten old friendships, and how moving through the chaos allows for deeply felt bonds to gradually remake themselves.

In the best possible way, it reminded me of Looking, with its interest in the challenges of intimate platonic bonds as gay men round the corner of their thirties and try to figure out what a stable life might look like within a milieu that encourages clinging to youthful abandon and discourages foreclosing on options.

Wealthy elder gay couples with houses in the pines continue to be the boogeymen of such stories, as they well should.

Even if less well realised the film would stick out on the festive circuit, amongst the usual sea of queer coming of age retreads, as a lovely and amusing film about how the need to pick a path can feel so frightening when based in a community defined by its openness and freedom.

A staggeringly well crafted film given its $20K budget and 16 day shooting schedule, with – at times – beautiful black and white cinematography and unhurried, lived in performances.