and i wanted it to be honest and not, you know, otherwise. not smoothed over or not made light of, to be the most useful to people. that s, i think, what we ve done. # it ain t me you re looking for, babe. # one of the most talked about films in berlin this year was the british picture femme. it s being called a queer noir. it features george mackay in the story of a drag artist whose life is destroyed after a homophobic attack. emma jones has been looking at some of the highlights of queer cinema in berlin this year. neo noir and revenge thriller meets modern british life in femme, the story of a young drag artistjules, played by nathan stewart jarrett, who suffers a breakdown following a homophobic attack by a thug.
the film reveals much of her personal battles with inner demons, and the fact that her father subjected her to some kind of abuse. you really do share your family s pathology in the film. why did you want to do that? i ve thought about doing it for years for a number of reasons. one, i guess what i say is i want to leave an honest legacy, because i know i ll have to leave some kind of legacy. and i wanted it to be honest and not, you know, otherwise. not smoothed over or not made light of, to be the most useful to people. that s, i think, what we ve done. # it ain t me you re looking for, babe. # one of the most talked about films in berlin this year was the british picture femme. it s being called a queer noir.
man and put his music on, and for whatever. this is a few years ago, all the resentment and the stuff drained away. so there s nothing left but appreciation that i was there at that time. he was there, he wrote those songs and i sang. the film reveals much of her personal battles with inner demons, and the fact that her father subjected her to some kind of abuse. you really do share your family s pathology in the film. why did you want to do that? i ve thought about doing it for years for a number of reasons. one, i guess what i say is i want to leave an honest legacy, because i know i ll have to leave some kind of legacy. and i wanted it to be honest and not, you know, otherwise. not smoothed over or not made light of, to be the most useful to people. that s, i think, what we ve done. # it ain t me you re looking for, babe. #
and not, you know, otherwise. not smoothed over or not made light of, to be the most useful to people. that s, i think, what we ve done. # it ain t me you re looking for, babe. # one of the most talked about films in berlin this year was the british picture femme. it s being called a queer noir. it features george mackay in the story of a drag artist whose life is destroyed after a homophobic attack. emma jones has been looking at some of the highlights of queer cinema in berlin this year. neo noir and revenge thriller meets modern british life in femme, the story of a young drag artist, jules, played by nathan stewart jarrett, who suffers a breakdown following a homophobic
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