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The Male Gaze: Celluloid Dreams
The Male Gaze: Celluloid Dreams

The Male Gaze: Celluloid Dreams

Genres

Drama

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Embark on a journey through celluloid from 1985 to present day in these freshly digitized cinematic pearls from around the world that explore an array of gay encounters from years gone by. The 7 short films are: Just Out of Reach (1998); Toto Forever (2010); Men Don't Cry [Οι άντρες δεν κλαίνε] (2001); Alger la blanche (1986); Unconfessions [Inconfissões] (2018); Same Difference (2002); Boychick (2001).

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

05 November 2021

Country

United States of America

Cast

Gregory Siff

Gregory Siff

Debate Boy

Jonathon Natynczyk

Jonathon Natynczyk

Noel

Frédéric Deban

Frédéric Deban

Jean

Kylan James

Kylan James

Toto

Petros Lagoutis

Petros Lagoutis

Ilias

Lindsey Girardot

Lindsey Girardot

Ashley Hart

Tom Fitzpatrick

Tom Fitzpatrick

Older Man

Themis Panou

Themis Panou

Petros

Kjord Davis

Kjord Davis

Mark

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