This week we are comparing La Cage aux Folles (1978) and The Birdcage (1996) - Two films about a gay couple hiding who they are for the sake of their son's future.

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The Movies:

La Cage aux Folles (1978)

Directed by Édouard Molinaro

Written by Francis Veber, Édouard Molinaro, Marcello Danon & Jean Poiret

Based on the play by Jean Poiret

iMDb Rating: 7.2

The Birdcage (1996)

Directed by Mike Nichols

Written by Elaine May

Based on the play by Jean Poiret

iMDB Rating: 7.3

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Content Warning: Discussions of homophobia, prostitution, underage sex, racism, transphobia, abortion rights, death

This week we are comparing Heavenly Creatures (1994) and Don't Deliver Us From Evil (1971) - two films about obsessively close friendships leading to disasterous results.

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The Movies:

Heavenly Creatures (1994)

Directed by Peter Jackson

Written by Peter Jackson & Fran Walsh

iMDb Rating: 7.2

Don’t Deliver Us From Evil (1971)

Directed by Joël Séria

Written by Joël Séria

iMDB Rating: 6.6

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Content Warning: Discussions of murder, suicide, violence, sexual assault, rape, drowning, illness, injury, arson, homophobia, mental illness

This week we are comparing A Single Man (2009) and Good Grief (2023), two films about gay men processing their grief over the death of a long-term partner.

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The Movies:

A Single Man (2009)

Directed by Tom Ford

Written by Tom Ford & David Scearce

Based on the novel by Christopher Isherwood

iMDb Rating: 7.5

Good Grief (2023)

Directed by Dan Levy

Written by Dan Levy

iMDB Rating: 6.4

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