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| "Is It Really So Strange?" - screening at BFI 19th London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (Apr. 10, 12) |
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posted by davidt
on Wednesday March 16 2005, @11:00AM
Mark writes:
Not sure if the following has been mentioned previously - but here are details anyway should they be of interest.
"BFI 19th London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2005"
"There's a Morrissey theme running through part of the programme: Is It Really So Strange? examines the cult of Morrissey in Los Angeles; we mark the 50th anniversary of A Rebel Without A Cause; The Leather Boys (used for The Smiths' video 'Girlfriend in a Coma'), and The Nomi Song about one of Morrissey's favourites, the extraordinary falsetto Klaus Nomi." (abut the festival)
"Is It Really So Strange?"
"A gay film-maker investigates the cult of Mancunian singer Morrissey which has developed in Los Angeles. There's a whole new brand of Morrissey fan among the Latinos and Hispanics of LA. Fans, gay and straight, discuss what Morrissey and his music and lyrics mean to them. Desire, self-identity and devotion collide as the complexities of the star's life and art are dissected by his devotees. The tattoos, the stalking, the look-alikes, it's a tremendous picture of a fascinating subculture. Screening as part of a William E. Jones retrospective at Tate Modern in association with the LLGFF."
Links to other films:
Rebel Without a Cause
The Nomi Song
Trash
The Leather Boys
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Of course you have to mention the STALKING when talking about the LA fans. What? Morrissey is going to live here and get privacy? No way does that happen.
It's a shame. Sad but true.