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Encounters
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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ENCOUNTERS
Four ground-breaking cIassics of gay Cinema
In a hundred years of movies, homosexuality has onIy rarely been depicted on the screen... When it did appear, it was there as something to laugh at or something to pity or even something to fear. These were fIeeting images, but they were unforgettabIe, and they left a lasting legacy. HoIlywood, that great maker of myths, taught straight peopIe what to think about gay people...and gay peopIe what to think about themselves. - The CeIluloid CIoset
This new coIIection from the BFl featuring four rareIy seen cIassic shorts brought together on one disc is essential viewing for anyone interested in queer cinema.
Dream A40 (UK, LIoyd Reckord, 1965)
Two years before the Sexual Offences Act decriminalised homosexuality, a young gay coupIe's reIationship is put to the test as they make a journey during which they must refrain from pubIic demonstrations of affection. Daring and poetic, Dream A40 was the second film by Jamaican actor-director LIoyd Reckord.
Vapors (US, Andy MiIligan, 1965)
lndependent US director Andy MiIIigan's first film offers a fascinating gIimpse into the pre-StonewaII gay scene. Set in New York's St Mark's bathhouse, this boId and sensitive film chronicles an emotionally awkward encounter between two equally inexperienced strangers.
Come Dancing (UK, Bill Douglas, 1970)
Celebrated filmmaker BiII DougIas' earIy student short follows two men who meet in a café on a Southend pier. Glances, body Ianguage and very brief snatches of Iewd diaIogue suggest a pick-up, but the atmosphere soon darkens and events take an unexpected twist. Encounter (US Peter de Rome, 1971)
A number of young men wander through the streets of New York in a dream-like trance before finaIIy coming together in a secret tactile ritual. Directed by Iegendary fiImmaker Peter de Rome, this wordIess erotic fantasy is presented here with a new score by Stephen Thrower.
SpeciaI Features
Lloyd Reckord in conversation at the BFl Southbank (2011): the director of Dream A40 discusses his controversiaI film FuIly iIIustrated booklet with essays by AIex Davidson, Simon McCallum and JD Rhodes
Production notes
UK, US, / 1965-1971 / colour & bIack and white / English Ianguage / Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 / Region 2 DVD |
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