2024 · drama · romance
Queer
Directed by Luca Guadagnino2h 18m2024
In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American ex-pat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival in town of Eugene Allerton, a young student, stirs William into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone.
Our read: Queer (2024) reads as a sombre, measured, inventive drama · romance entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / romance, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
- sombre
- measured
- inventive
- signature
- intimate
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