46/35
In 1950s Mexico, a forty-year-old American immigrant lives a solitary life in a small American community. However, the arrival of a young student pushes the man to finally establish a meaningful connection with someone. Daniel Craig finally convinced Luca Guadagnino to play Drew Starkey after watching the audition tapes with Guadagnino and telling him, «That’s… ‘The Boy’ when he saw Starkey… William Lee: Move it! Or what’s left of you after four years in the Navy. Hosted by The Graham Norton Show: Daniel Craig / Nicola Coughlan / Jesse Eisenberg / Kieran Culkin / Flo (2024). I’ve never seen «Southern Naked». (1991), but I often think about it in 2024. Screening of Queer at the London Film Festival: It was to be expected, given that William S. Burroughs provided the source material for both films. 1950. Mexico, William Lee, an American writer in the wrong years… forties? Fifties? He spends his days getting drunk, shooting up guns and having casual sex with other men. One day, a young, muscular and intelligent man named Eugene walks into the bar and Lee is impressed. But what does Eugene really want? And then there’s the telepathic drug to think about… I’m not sure what stylistic goal director Luca Guadagnino is aiming for with this film. The sets are decorated almost entirely in solid colors, like dull red and olive green, and have that clean, slightly unrealistic Technicolor look that makes you think they’re paying homage to the era the film is set in. But if that’s the case, why the decidedly 50s rock and techno soundtrack? Daniel Craig (is it my imagination or is he starting to sound like Sid James?) is forced to play the lead because he’s forced to make nonsense speeches all the time. That’s clearly not my accent. Drew Starkey gets a more subtle performance as the manipulative Eugene and certainly looks prepared. Lesley Manville is unrecognizable as the doctor living in the South American jungle — great job by the makeup team! This is the kind of film that feels more about art style than narrative substance to me. It was nice to see it once, but I won’t be watching it again.
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