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348 – BPM
· 1 h 58 min
Episode 348 – BPM
We close out Pride Month with one of our favorite queer films from the past decade, 2017’s BPM. From French director Robin Campillo, BPM follow a group of ACT UP activists during the height of the AIDS epidemic. With Campillo’s emotional and intuitive style of observation, the film shows the labors of political organization in all the warts of in-fighting and disagreement, but also the beauty of human connection amidst dire circumstances. The film was France’s International Feature submission, but didn’t even make the shortlist despite its high acclaim.
This episode, we discuss what makes the film all the moving and valuable in our current moment. We also talk about Nahuel Perez Biscayart’s moving lead performance, France’s current dry spell of winning the International Feature Oscar, and the Cannes Film Festival where BPM won the Grand Prix.
Topics also include The Orchard, gay people not being a monolith, and other 2017 queer movies.
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