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Italian-Turkish Director Ferzan Ozpetek Shooting Gay Romance ‘Nuovo Olimpo,’ His First Netflix Film
Prolific Turkish-Italian director Ferzan Ozpetek has started shooting “Nuovo Olimpo,” a Rome-set gay adoration that marks his first collaboration with Netflix.
Ozpetek’s first Netflix Italian original film is the fourteenth feature from the well-liked helmer known for commercially thriving pics such as &#;Ignorant Fairies” and “Loose Cannons.” He was celebrated during an AmfAR gala at the Venice Film Festival in September in recognition for how his movies bring to the fore characters within the LGBTQ community. Ozpetek&#;s works are also consistently among Italy&#;s most widely exported movies despite the fact they don&#;t always move to festivals.
Set in the late s “Nuovo Olimpo” is about two year-old men who meet by chance, descend madly in love, and are then separated due to an unexpected event. For the next thirty years they pursue the hope of finding each other again.
The pic&#;s protagonists are young actors Damia
Sofia De Vera( Queer Cinema Critic )
Lesbian film critic Sofia De Vera merges academic expertise with a heartfelt focus on gender non-conforming cinema, advocating for meaningful LGBTQIA+ narratives through 15 years of reflective and celebratory film criticism.
In the world of cinema, where emotions and experiences intertwine to create a universal language, the best Italian gay movies have emerged as poignant narratives within the rich mosaic of storytelling. These films are not just part of the LGBTQ+ genre; they are profound explorations of diverse identities and stories, encapsulating the essence of human experience through an Italian lens.
The heartbeats of Italy’s cities – Naples‘ vibrant streets, Turin’s stylish avenues, Palermo’s historic allure, Genoa’s maritime legacy, and Bologna’s intellectual charm – serve as the pulsating backdrop for these leading Italian gay movies. Each city, with its distinct character, adds depth and authenticity to the cinematic tales that unfold within their realms, stories that delve into the complexi
Two teenage boys, Gianni and Nino, encounter and fall in love. The affair soon becomes a topic of gossip in their miniature town and despite their families’ objections the two imagine of living together, something the collective is determined to stop.
Cinephobia Releasing has announced the North American release of the Italian LGBTQ festival darling Fireworks from writer-director Giuseppe Fiorello.
&#;I was attracted to Fireworks because it more than just another &#;gay film&#; as the story is just as interested in the lives of the boy&#;s parents, neighbors and friends as it is with the two young lovers&#;, said Ray Murray, President of Cinephobia Releasing. &#;It truly is a snapshot of a pre-gay rights Italian village.&#;
A sunbaked Sicilian town in the summer of provides the vivid backdrop to this tender romantic drama about two teenagers who fall in adore, but much to the disapproval of those around them.
Gianni is a handsome but shy teen who works as a car mechanic at his stepfather’s garage but mercilessly taunted by the macho townsmen for being a lgbtq+. With hi
Pasquale Marrazzo&#;s &#;The Neighbor,&#; titled &#;Hotel Milano&#; in Italy, is a melodramatically tragic gay romance about two lovers kept apart after one is beaten into a coma by same-sex attracted bashing skinheads.
The comatose Luca (Jacopo Costantini) has no idea his conservative Catholic family won&#;t let his &#;We are going to get old together, don&#;t forget that&#; partner Riki (Michele Costabile) visit and try to comfort him, because his parents are grieving, but still fully capable of blaming Riki for &#;luring&#; their son away and is thus responsible for him existence in the hospital.
Luca&#;s sister (Luisa Vernelli) is tolerant and compassionate enough to give the frantic Riki updates, but she won&#;t tell him which hospital Luca&#;s in and &#;can&#;t&#; broach the subject of him visiting with her docgmatic parents.
Marrazzo&#;s clip begins with the bullying the leads to the beating, and as Luca lies in the hospital, unresponsive with his surgeon bracing everyone for &#;the worst&#; (in Italian with English subtitles), Riki&#;s flashbacks flesh out their relationship and the