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Queer

2024Movie2 h 18 minR

DramaRomance
67
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.3Letterboxd3.3/5Metacritic726.0Rotten Tomatoes76%55%
67
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.3Letterboxd3.3/5Metacritic726.0Rotten Tomatoes76%55%

Summary

In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American ex-pat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival in town of Eugene Allerton, a young student, stirs William into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone.

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Adaptation Amalgamationin 204 titlesWhile much of the first chapter and parts of the second follow Burroughs' unfinished novel quite closely, the film also uses material from Burroughs' The Yage Letters (documenting his experiences sea…Adaptational Nice Guyin 1,276 titlesAlthough Lee is by no means idealized, some of his less savory attributes (his condescending attitude towards Mexicans, his lust for boys in their early teens, and his extreme misogyny, for instance)…All 37 tropes

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