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However, the arrival of a young student stirs the man into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone
In 1950s Mexico City, an American immigrant in his late forties leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. Daniel Craig was ultimately the one who convinced Luca Guadagnino to cast Drew Starkey after watching audition tapes with Guadagnino and telling him "That's the guy" after seeing Starkey's..
William Lee: Sit down on your ass!
Or what’s left of it after four years in the Navy.. Features Orfej (1950).
It definitely feels it's run time thanks to long chapters but always remains investing across all four chapters
Even as it gets really surreal towards the end, Queer remains a deeply empathetic work centring on a relationship where one person's affection massively outweighs the other. It's on a very specific wavelength from the start that you'll either get with or completely bounce off.Daniel Craig is excellent as a lovelorn romantic.
Starkey himself is an enigma as he's a man of few words with just enough hints to keep Craig going
He's extroverted yet so lonely which makes his desire to find a partner in Drew Starkey all the more tragic when he keeps going despite Starkey's indifference. In the supporting cast Jason Schwartzman is a lot of fun and Lesley Manville is completely unrecognisable.Luca Guadagnino's direction captures yearning so beautifully in dirty, sweaty fashion, enhanced by the colourful locations and Jonathan Anderson's stylishly era appropriate costumes.