This year 2011 is the 16th Lesgaicinemad in Madrid, Spain. Offering the Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in Madrid. The Festival will run from 03 of November till the 13th of November.
One of the line up of the festival is the film of Marco Berger’s Ausente (Absent).
The film won the Teddy Award last february. This film is on the competition for the feature length film.
The film is about Martin, a 16 year old student who partitipated in the swimming class of the school. He had an eye to his professor. At the end of the day he makes excuses only his desire to go home with his professor. At the end as Martin lied about nobody was home and no one to sleep that night, finally his professor invited him to stay over night at his house. Martin tried to seduce his professor because he wanted that something will happen to them.
The film’s burden on the character is about the student on how is is capable to do make decision to be with the adult at the risk of the Student-Professor relationship.
A film that will not surely missed-. Excellent — Box of Recollections ‘ 11
You can check my previous review this year.: AUSENTE, MARCO BERGER
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
It’s all about Tommaso and his coming out to his family and doing this so have his opportunity in the coming family dinner where his father will transfer the rights to manage their factory of pasta. The Cantone Family are known for their Pasta.
Tommaso lives in Rome and wanted to be a writer. He went back to his town in south for the family dinner and to deal with his family. Later his plan to come out had shared with his older brother. At the time of the dinner he didn’t expect that his brother would comes out first and all his plans are devastated.
Tommaso later on took charge of the Cantone pasta while is brother was thrown away from the house. His life in Rome was then faded away. One day he was visited with his friends and his boyfriend. The family conflict and indifferent way makes the film a comedy drama, each one has character one way or another. Lovely Grandmother that knows each ones secret is happy sweetfully.
A praise for the film ” A touching and bittersweet comedy drama with a wicked tongue and a heart of gold”.
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From 20 to September 26, Valencia will host the International Film Festival Gay and Lesbian in the Valencia Region, known as Moon Festival.
It is the story in a tiny peruvian sea village wherein the traditional cultures are observed. A young fisherman Miguel in the village played by (Cristian Mercado) and his wife/bride Mariela played by (Tatiana Astengo) are waiting for their first child. But didnt know that Miguel was secretly in love with someone else. He was in love with a painter. (Manolo Cardona) played the role Santiago, a painter and gay in which the town rumors about him. There was a tragic accident in the fishermans old town with the death of Miguel. Mariela was alone but Santiago’s mind couldn’t keep him to sleep and thinking if he will reveal the relationship with Mariela and the townspeople or not. 
