Indiewire's International Gay Cinema: 25 LGBTQ Movies to See from Around the World
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Ryan Lattanzio
Feb 27, 2021 1:00 pm
American movies and TV are making major strides in LGBTQ representation, but storytellers abroad are in many ways ahead of the curve, exploring sexuality and relationships with groundbreaking technique, and in ways often coded and ahead of their time.
From Rainer Werner Fassbinder to Pier Paolo Pasolini, the fluidity of human sexuality has long fascinated international filmmakers unafraid to bust taboos. More recently, a director like Céline Sciamma constructed a bracing picture of an intimate female relationship with “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” though looking back at her career, she’s long explored the nuances of female sexuality.
From the 20th Century up until just this past year with Sweden’s Best International Feature Oscar submission “And Then We Danced,” below is a sampling of some of the best international LGBTQ cinema out there — including alternative entries from popular filmmakers you may have missed.
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And Then We Danced
2019, in 2 top lists -
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La mala educación
2004 — a.k.a. Bad Education, in 4 top lists Check -
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Beau travail
1999, in 15 top lists Check -
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120 battements par minute
2017 — a.k.a. BPM (Beats Per Minute), in 4 top lists -
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The Duke of Burgundy
2014, in 5 top lists Check -
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Fin de siglo
2019 — a.k.a. End of the Century, in 0 top lists -
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Una mujer fantástica
2017 — a.k.a. A Fantastic Woman, in 3 top lists -
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Fire
1996, in 2 top lists Check -
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Ah-ga-ssi
2016 — a.k.a. The Handmaiden, in 13 top lists Check -
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Chun gwong cha sit
1997 — a.k.a. Happy Together, in 13 top lists Check -
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Las herederas
2018 — a.k.a. The Heiresses, in 1 top list -
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Les rendez-vous d'Anna
1978 — a.k.a. The Meetings of Anna, in 6 top lists Check -
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Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of...
1998, in 1 top list Check -
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Manji
1964 — a.k.a. All Mixed Up, in 1 top list Check -
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My Beautiful Laundrette
1985, in 7 top lists Check -
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O Fantasma
2000 — a.k.a. Phantom, in 3 top lists Check -
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Querelle
1982, in 3 top lists Check -
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Rafiki
2018, in 0 top lists -
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L'inconnu du lac
2013 — a.k.a. Stranger by the Lake, in 6 top lists Check -
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Gohatto
1999 — a.k.a. Taboo, in 2 top lists Check -
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Teorema
1968, in 8 top lists Check -
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Sud pralad
2004 — a.k.a. Tropical Malady, in 10 top lists Check -
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Viva
2015, in 0 top lists Check -
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Naissance des pieuvres
2007 — a.k.a. Water Lilies, in 1 top list Check -
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Inxeba
2017 — a.k.a. The Wound, in 0 top lists
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