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Maureen Duffy‘s 1966 book “The Microcosm” has been adapted as a film featuring two-time Oscar winner Glenda Jackson. In 1966 London, when homosexuality was still criminalized, The Gateways club in Chelsea offered a haven for women to dance, express themselves and love who they want. In the book, based on her own experience, Duffy examined if this gay bar, and those like it, really offered the freedom its patrons crave. In the film, Jackson, along with director Joe Ingham, draw parallels between the past and the present and explore the uncomfortable paradox that exists within queer spaces.
The Cheerio production featuring an original score by Helen Noir and animation by Rebecca L. Weil, opens at museum of British LGBTQ history, Queer Britain, London, on Oct. 12.
Duffy said: “The film is awesome. I am amazed I wrote these words all those years ago. I hope they still have a resonance today.
Maureen Duffy‘s 1966 book “The Microcosm” has been adapted as a film featuring two-time Oscar winner Glenda Jackson. In 1966 London, when homosexuality was still criminalized, The Gateways club in Chelsea offered a haven for women to dance, express themselves and love who they want. In the book, based on her own experience, Duffy examined if this gay bar, and those like it, really offered the freedom its patrons crave. In the film, Jackson, along with director Joe Ingham, draw parallels between the past and the present and explore the uncomfortable paradox that exists within queer spaces.
The Cheerio production featuring an original score by Helen Noir and animation by Rebecca L. Weil, opens at museum of British LGBTQ history, Queer Britain, London, on Oct. 12.
Duffy said: “The film is awesome. I am amazed I wrote these words all those years ago. I hope they still have a resonance today.
- 10/7/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Jurij Drevensek, Marko Mandic, Tanja Ribic, Katarina Stegnar, Jonas Znidarsic, Niklas Kvarforth, Sasa Pavlin Stosic, Luka Cimpric, Ziga Födransperg | Written and Directed by Tomaz Gorkic
The Curse of Dracula, aka The Curse of Valburga, is a Slovenian horror comedy that is loosely linked with the famous vampire. Valburga being the apparent cousin of Dracula and his mansion in Slovenia is the location for a tourist tour where things don’t go quite as planned.
I don’t think I have seen any other Slovenian movies, let alone Slovenian horror movies but Slovenia is a country I have visited and really liked. Much of The Curse of Dracula is filmed in the capital city of Ljubljana but you couldn’t really tell. And it’s a shame that the filmmakers couldn’t make use of the many beautiful places in the country including the lakes and surrounding forests that are briefly mentioned.
The Curse of Dracula, aka The Curse of Valburga, is a Slovenian horror comedy that is loosely linked with the famous vampire. Valburga being the apparent cousin of Dracula and his mansion in Slovenia is the location for a tourist tour where things don’t go quite as planned.
I don’t think I have seen any other Slovenian movies, let alone Slovenian horror movies but Slovenia is a country I have visited and really liked. Much of The Curse of Dracula is filmed in the capital city of Ljubljana but you couldn’t really tell. And it’s a shame that the filmmakers couldn’t make use of the many beautiful places in the country including the lakes and surrounding forests that are briefly mentioned.
- 3/17/2021
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
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