The Sergeant (1968) Queer Film C+
The subject matter, its release during the Christmas season, and a couple of scathing reviews by the major critics sealed its fate.
Read MorePosted by Patrick Browne | Mar 16, 2023 | 60s, Amazon, Apple TV+, C+, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, YouTube
The subject matter, its release during the Christmas season, and a couple of scathing reviews by the major critics sealed its fate.
Read MorePosted by Patrick Browne | Dec 3, 2025 | 60s, A-, Amazon, BFI Classics, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, Uncategorized, YouTube
Alternating between color and black‑and‑white, the film achieves a dreamlike quality that contrasts with the horrors unfolding onscreen. Yet Anderson also threads in humor and tenderness, most notably in the sweet, understated love story between Wallace and Bobby, who share kisses and occasionally a bed.
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Chabrol’s direction is icy, geometric, and controlled. The villa becomes a psychological maze; the color palette (especially the whites and blues) reinforces the emotional chill. Stéphane Audran’s performance is a masterclass in elegant menace.
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Teorem was Pasolini’s only movie to address homosexuality directly. Even then, it’s all pretty clinical.
Read MorePosted by Patrick Browne | Dec 3, 2025 | 60s, Amazon, Apple TV+, B+, Film Reviews, Queer Film, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Streaming, Uncategorized, YouTube
The dialogue and the performers carry it, although it is basically a filmed play with little directorial input.
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