By Anne Brodie Passages, Ira Sachs' heart-rending study of the nature of love is short, sharp, and deeply, at times painfully poignant. Husbands, filmmaker Tomas (Franz Rogowski) and Martin (Ben Whishaw) are comfortable; they've been together for a while. Following an intense day of shooting his …
Empathy, Love and Breaking Norms – Ira Sachs on Passages.
Ira Sachs, a Memphis-born filmmaker who leads a nomadic life, so far in New York, Paris, Bogota, and on sets just about everywhere, addresses an erotic event in his own life in his latest film. As a gay man, he was surprised to find himself deeply attracted to Laura Antonelli in Luchino Visconti's …
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From the Italian Alps to a Magnificent Garden to Beirut – Men Take Us Places This Week.
By Anne Brodie Dir. Felix Van Groeningen's adaptation of Paolo Cognetti's novel The Eight Mountains will rip your heart out. Told simply, with the Italian Alps a looming, breathtaking presence, follows a friendship between two men over forty years. Pietro lives in a Turin apartment block and …