Slant Magazine's 50 Essential LGBT Films
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Curated by co-founder and film editor Ed Gonzalez, this 50-wide roster is a singular trove of queer-themed gems and classics, spanning the past eight decades and reflecting artists as diverse as Kenneth Anger, Derek Jarman, and Rainer Werner Fassbinder. You won't find The Birdcage among our ranks, but you will find Paul Morrissey's Trash, Ira Sach's The Delta, David Lynch's Mulholland Drive, and Céline Sciamma's Tomboy. Consider the list a hat tip to what's shaped up to be a banner LGBT year, particularly on screen, with lesbian romance Blue Is the Warmest Color taking top honors at Cannes, and Xavier Dolan releasing the masterful Laurence Anyways, which also made our cut.
- R. Kurt Osenlund
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Mulholland Dr.
2001 — a.k.a. Mulholland Drive, in 26 top lists Check -
38 new
Being John Malkovich
1999, in 14 top lists Check -
4 new
Rebel Without a Cause
1955, in 16 top lists Check -
46 new
Mysterious Skin
2004, in 3 top lists Check -
27 new
My Own Private Idaho
1991, in 10 top lists Check -
41 new
La mala educación
2004 — a.k.a. Bad Education, in 4 top lists Check -
35 new
Chun gwong cha sit
1997 — a.k.a. Happy Together, in 13 top lists Check -
28 new
The Crying Game
1992, in 11 top lists Check -
37 new
Beau travail
1999, in 15 top lists Check -
6 new
The Servant
1963, in 16 top lists Check -
25 new
Paris Is Burning
1990, in 12 top lists Check -
13 new
Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant
1972 — a.k.a. The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, in 8 top lists Check -
50 new
Laurence Anyways
2012, in 3 top lists Check -
11 new
Morte a Venezia
1971 — a.k.a. Death in Venice, in 13 top lists Check -
49 new
Tomboy
2011, in 4 top lists Check -
9 new
Teorema
1968, in 8 top lists Check -
7 new
Scorpio Rising
1963, in 9 top lists Check -
42 new
Sud pralad
2004 — a.k.a. Tropical Malady, in 10 top lists Check -
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The Times of Harvey Milk
1984, in 8 top lists Check -
14 new
Female Trouble
1974, in 6 top lists Check -
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Le sang d'un poète
1932 — a.k.a. The Blood of a Poet, in 9 top lists Check -
15 new
Faustrecht der Freiheit
1975 — a.k.a. Fox and His Friends, in 6 top lists Check -
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In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden
1978 — a.k.a. In a Year with 13 Moons, in 4 top lists Check -
30 new
The Long Day Closes
1992, in 9 top lists Check -
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My Beautiful Laundrette
1985, in 7 top lists Check -
21 new
La ley del deseo
1987 — a.k.a. Law of Desire, in 5 top lists Check -
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Un chant d'amour
1950 — a.k.a. A Song of Love, in 7 top lists Check -
22 new
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
1987, in 4 top lists Check -
33 new
Beautiful Thing
1996, in 1 top list Check -
12 new
Sunday Bloody Sunday
1971, in 9 top lists Check -
31 new
Blue
1993, in 5 top lists Check -
2 new
Fireworks
1947, in 5 top lists Check -
23 new
Tongues Untied
1989, in 11 top lists Check -
18 new
Querelle
1982, in 3 top lists Check -
16 new
Je tu il elle
1974 — a.k.a. Je Tu Il Elle, in 5 top lists Check -
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Flaming Creatures
1963, in 9 top lists Check -
32 new
Totally F***ed Up
1993, in 0 top lists Check -
26 new
Madonna: Truth or Dare
1991, in 1 top list Check -
47 new
Ha-Buah
2006 — a.k.a. The Bubble, in 0 top lists Check -
29 new
The Living End
1992, in 3 top lists Check -
10 new
Trash
1970, in 3 top lists Check -
48 new
In the Family
2011, in 2 top lists Check -
43 new
The Raspberry Reich
2004, in 0 top lists Check -
24 new
The Garden
1990, in 1 top list Check -
44 new
Ang pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros
2005 — a.k.a. The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros, in 1 top list Check -
45 new
Odete
2005 — a.k.a. Two Drifters, in 0 top lists Check -
36 new
Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train
1998 — a.k.a. Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train, in 1 top list Check -
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My Hustler
1965, in 1 top list Check -
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Son frère
2003, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Delta
1996, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Jun 18, 2015; source