In 2018, for the 30th anniversary of BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival, the British Film Institute surveyed over 100 programmers, critics and filmmakers to find the 30 greatest LGBTQ+ films of all time. Which of their picks is your favorite?
List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls044061696/
Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/hFm2c8oTU-c/
List: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls044061696/
Poll: https://www.imdb.com/poll/hFm2c8oTU-c/
Peter, Champion
Posted 1 year ago
rubyfruit76, Champion
For me it's a tie between Brokeback Mountain and Death in Venice of the movies mentioned. However, I was looking in vain for my personal favorite, The Boys in the Band (1970)
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Sidney Lumet's Dog Day Afternoon
(1975)
I second that, when you think about it, it's probably the earliest instance of a mainstream movie dealing with transgender and it's dealt with as part of a plot in a rather matter-of-factly way, I liked it that Sonny never had to justify himself nor does Leon. I like the way Lumet treated a revolutionary subject as accessory to the plot and made it even more memorable that way, something as normal, complex, romantic, crazy and poignant as a true love between two human beings can get
I would dare to say that Dog Day Afternoon is my favorite on the list, but the one that best addresses the topic is Brokeback Mountain. I'd like to name one of my favorite: Milk (2008) A powerful story with an incredible performance by Sean Penn
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Actually, you're making a pretty relevant distinction, are we supposed to vote for the best movie in general or the best movie to address the topic?
Jessica, Champion
Bizarre list. They missed OUTRAGEOUS, TORCH SONG TRILOGY, THE RITZ and LOVE, VALOUR, COMPASSION, not to mention PARTING GLANCES and LONGTIME COMPANION.
Peter, Champion
Maybe their picks are good too? :)
Not really....
They simply picked the most famous and critically acclaimed movies that dealt with LGBTQ+ issues, that's all...
The Celluloid Closet, My Beautiful Laundrette, Go, Fish, Watermelon Woman, When Night Is Falling, Paris Is Burning, Beautiful Thing, The Boys In The Band, Velvet Goldmine, Blue Is The Warmest Color, Hedwig And The Angry Inch, By Hook Or By Crook, But I'm A Cheerleader, Milk, Bound, High Art, Bar Girls, Boys Dont Cry, Edge Of Seventeen, Desert Hearts, Tangerine, and many more.
The Celluloid Closet, My Beautiful Laundrette, Go, Fish, Watermelon Woman, When Night Is Falling, Paris Is Burning, Beautiful Thing, The Boys In The Band, Velvet Goldmine, Blue Is The Warmest Color, Hedwig And The Angry Inch, By Hook Or By Crook, But I'm A Cheerleader, Milk, Bound, High Art, Bar Girls, Boys Dont Cry, Edge Of Seventeen, Desert Hearts, Tangerine, and many more
They're in the list
They're in the list
A lot missing: "The Birdcage", "Adventures of Pricilla", "Get Real", "Jeffrey", "It's My Party", "Happy Texas", "Milk", "Too Wong Foo...", "Trans America" and many more!
Dan Dassow, Champion
