From The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert to 52 Tuesdays, the features and documentaries that put Lgbt stories on the big screen
• Book now for Guardian Australia’s screening of Remembering the Man
Related: Guardian Film Club gala screening: Remembering the Man
The birth of Lgbt cinema in Australia came, in a sense, from an unlikely place. In 1969 a Us director, Frank Brittain, shot The Set in Sydney, the first Australian feature film with homosexuality as a central theme.
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• Book now for Guardian Australia’s screening of Remembering the Man
Related: Guardian Film Club gala screening: Remembering the Man
The birth of Lgbt cinema in Australia came, in a sense, from an unlikely place. In 1969 a Us director, Frank Brittain, shot The Set in Sydney, the first Australian feature film with homosexuality as a central theme.
Continue reading...
- 4/6/2016
- by Luke Buckmaster
- The Guardian - Film News
Some may recall that when Frank Brittain's The Set was released in Australia in the seventies, it outraged many with its uncompromising look at teenage sexuality and identity at a time when homosexuality was not only taboo, but also illegal. While the film went on to become a cult classic, the book, upon which the film was based, remained unpublished. That is, until now. The Set's author, Roger Ward, decided it was time to finally publish the novel. An established actor, particularly of the "Ozploitation" genre, Ward has enjoyed roles in a slew of legendary Australian films including Mad Max, Turkey Shoot, The Man from Hong Kong and Young Einstein, and a clutch of television series such as Division 4, Matlock Police and Homicide.
- 6/9/2011
- FilmInk.com.au
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