Directed by:
André SchäferScreenplay:
André SchäferComposer:
Ritchie StaringerCast:
John Waters, Wieland Speck, Rosa von Praunheim, Rob Epstein, Joseph F. Lovett, Craig Chester, Ingrid Caven, Tilda Swinton, Stephen Frears, Jeroen Krabbé, Maren Kroymann, Gus Van Sant (more)Plots(1)
This documentary describes the gradual emergence of gay cinema - its filmmakers and its audiences - as a self-confident genre in its own right. The Teddy Award, which celebrated its 20th birthday during the 56th Berlin International Film Festival, has undoubtedly contributed to this new-found confidence. Originating from works such as PARTING GLANCES (Bill Sher wood, 1986), HAIRSPRAY (John Waters, 1988) or THE ADVENTURES OF PRIS CILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT (Stephen Elliott, 1994), the excerpts portray ed in this film are not just milestones of gay and lesbian cinema - they are key works of the cinema per se.
The cinematic output of directors such as Pedro Almodóvar, Rosa von Praunheim, Ang Lee or Derek Jarman has changed both the face of cinema and our viewing habits. Stars such as Jude Law, Rupert Everett or Daniel Day-Lewis have breathed life into roles that were never seen before on the big screen. In filmed conversations, Stephen Frears, Tilda Swinton, Stephen Fry, Patrice Chéreau, François Ozon, Udo Kier and Gus Van Sant unfold the story of gay cinema over the last few decades. The film's countless excerpts are shown as dramatised projections at a number of venues, such as the screen of a seedy porn cinema; the long-defunct "Klappe" public toilets in Berlin's Tiergarten, or the fire wall of a dark parking lot in L.A.
(Berlinale)
Cast
John Waters
USA
Best movies:
Jackass: Number Two (2006)
Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
Hairspray (1988)
Wieland Speck
West Germany
Best movies:
Rosa von Praunheim
Soviet Union
Best movies:
I Feel Like Disco (2013)
Rob Epstein
USA
Craig Chester
USA
Best movies:
Swoon (1992)
Les Folies de Margaret (1998)
The Anniversary Party (2001)
Ingrid Caven
German Empire
Best movies:
Narcissus and Psyche (1980)
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Martha (1974) (TV movie)
Tilda Swinton
UK
Best movies:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Blue (1993)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Stephen Frears
UK
Best movies:
Chéri (2009)
Jeroen Krabbé
Netherlands
Best movies:
The Fugitive (1993)
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
For a Lost Soldier (1992)
Maren Kroymann
West Germany
Gus Van Sant
USA
Best movies:
Finding Forrester (2000)
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
Mala Noche (1985)
Guinevere Turner
USA
Best movies:
Chasing Amy (1997)
Dogma (1999)
The Safety of Objects (2001)
Onir
Bhutan
Olivier Ducastel
France
Alison Folland
USA
Best movies:
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Finding Forrester (2000)
Jean-Marc Barr
West Germany
Best movies:
The Best of Blur (2000) (video compilation)
Breaking the Waves (1996)
The Big Blue (1988)
Q. Allan Brocka
Best movies:
Boy Culture (2006)
Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds (2006)
Girl Play (2004)
Angelina Maccarone
West Germany
Jeffrey Friedman
USA