Queer (2024)
Release Year: 2024
Nation: Italy, United States
Alternative Title: 酷儿, Kvīrs, Квир, QUEER, Квір
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Writer: Justin Kuritzkes, William S. Burroughs
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: Camilo Lara, Lorenzo Mieli, Luca Guadagnino, Riccardo Pintus, Virginia Cefaly
Co-Producer: Davide Luchetti
Executive Producer: Christian Vesper, Elena Recchia, Emanuela Matranga, James Grauerholz, Justin Kuritzkes, Peter Spears
Companies: Fremantle, Frenesy Film, The Apartment Pictures
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Lgbt-Related Film, Lgbtq+, Romance, Romance Film
Budget: 53.400.000
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Keywords
Keywords: 1950s, addiction, age-gap relationship, bar, based on novel or book, bisexual man, character study, desire, drug addiction, drug use, eroticism, gay relationship, gay theme, heroin addiction, homoerotic, jungle, lgbt, loneliness, mexico city, mexico, period drama, psychedelic drug, psychedelics, queer loneliness, romantic drama, self destructiveness, sensuality, sexuality, surrealism, telepathy
Story
In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American expat in his late forties, leads a solitary life among a small community of Americans. His encounters with others are minimal until he meets Eugene Allerton, a young American ex-soldier new to the city. This meeting sparks a possibility for William, giving him hope that he might finally establish an intimate connection with someone. As their relationship deepens, they explore themes of desire, sensuality, and self-destructiveness, against the backdrop of Mexico's vibrant culture and William's past struggles with addiction.
Summary
Director Luca Guadagnino's 'Queer' (2024) is an adaptation of William Burroughs' novel of the same name. Set amidst the rich, sensory landscape of 1950s Mexico City, the film follows William Lee, a solitary American expat navigating themes of loneliness and desire. Starring Daniel Craig in an astonishing performance, the movie explores the complexities of queer relationships and the human experience through Guadagnino's signature visual storytelling. The film promises to be a sensual, romantic drama that delves into the mesmerizing ends of love.
