16/40
[telepathically] Eugene Allerton: I’m not weird
Story
In 1950s Mexico City, an American retiree in his forties lives a solitary life in the midst of a small American community. But the arrival of a new student encourages the man to finally make a meaningful connection with someone. Ultimately, it was Daniel Craig who convinced Luca Guadagnino to cast Drew Starkey after watching Guadagnino’s audition tapes and telling him “It’s the guy” upon seeing Starkey..
I’m not weird
Lee… William Lee: I know. Eugene Allerton: I’m just out of body..
Submitted by Orpheus (1950)
This is one of the most boring and challenging films I’ve seen in years. Except for the soundtrack, which tries to breathe life into the otherwise contrived and dated story of an old gay man going through a depressing search for meaning in his life. Extremely slow pace, pseudo-intellectual dialogue, cartoonish depiction of gays in the 1950s.
Daniel Craig plays an anti-hero
The film seems to want to show how lost gays were in those years. A drug addict, sexually impotent, floating in an unreal world, desperately trying to find an anchor. He is sad and pathetic.
It could have been called Death in Mexico
The film can be considered a trashy version of Luchino Visconti’s famous masterpiece Death in Venice. After the highly acclaimed Call Me by Your Name, the director apparently made a mistake in creating a new worthy work.
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