NETFLIX & QUEER

FEEL GOOD | SERIE

Hello hello, queers! Today in our Netflix and queer section, we bring you the Feel Good series.

‘Feel Good is about the life of Mae Martin, a Canadian comedian. Mae lives in London, and is currently dealing with withdrawal, addiction and her relationship with her formerly straight girlfriend. Mae tries to control the addictive behaviors and intense romanticism that permeate every facet of her life.'

The reason Feel Good works, aside from the obvious comedy, is due to the efforts of Mae Martin and Charlotte Ritchie, who play Mae and George with respect; the vibe they give off is relatable: whether we've had the most successful relationships or the most disastrous, the characters look at this humanity that they need each other, whether it's quality time, sex, mental support, or affection. They manage to encapsulate a theme or feeling in each scene. This series offers addictive chemistry on screen, did you already know it?

BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR

Blue Is The Warmest Color by Tunisian Abdellatif Kechiche is a cinematic delight. The love story between Adéle and Emma, based on the graphic novel Blue is a warm color, is a real pleasure -and never better said-. It's honest, powerful and very raw, and for the vast majority of critics, it's one of the best movies of 2013, even of the decade. The director is Abdellatif Kechiche, who, although he may be proud of his work, developed it in an uncomfortable environment that led workers to complain about poor working conditions.' By Sara Heredia.

Today we bring you this classic among indie movie lovers that turned out to be controversial after it was released. Winner of the Palme d'Or in Cannes, where the protagonists, Léa Seydoux, and Adèle Exarchopoulos, publicly assured that they would never work with Kechiche again. "It was horrible," Seydoux said bluntly in an interview with The Daily Beast. "Kechiche is a genius, but he is tortured. We wanted to give everything we had, but sometimes there was manipulation, which is difficult to handle," added her partner.

Knowing all this, we couldn't stop showing them the other side of the coin. How can it be that one of the best films of the decade implies labor and patriarchal abuse, exerted on the actresses? The silver lightning is that it brings with it a unique power, and for that reason, we are not going to spoil anything else.

We hope that all this is enough for you to enjoy it and judge it at its discretion.

I KILLED MY MOTHER

We love Xavier Dolan, and if you knew him, you would love him too.

Throughout Dolan's films, sexuality and gender are transversal. If you haven't seen any of his films yet, we recommend you start with his debut feature, I Killed My Mother (2009).

A story that stars Hubert, a 16-year-old teenager, bringing the central axis of the conflict, his relationship with his mother. A coming of age that makes flesh that adolescent drive and that already marks Dolan's style, his exquisite preference for the artsy camera setting, and a script loaded with symbolism and metamessages.

UNA MUJER FANTÁSTICA

A movie that made history.

The winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Movie 2018 was Una Mujer Fantástica, a Chilean production directed by Sebastián Lelio. The plot is about transgender singer that fights against transfobia and discrimination in an intra-family environment.

A metaphorical drama with a narrative that seeks to question pre-established social role models.

‘Yo creo que la película tiene una cosa muy interesante que es esa ambivalencia entre lo público y privado. Y la fractura que que se establece entre esas dos esferas, las tensiones, y de que manera el personaje se mueve entre ellas de manera muy intuitiva’ said Daniela Vega, actress who plays Marina Vidal, main caracter of the story.

RETRATO DE UNA MUJER EN LLAMAS

We don't like spoilers, but we do like to be convinced to watch a good film. ''Portrait of a Woman on Fire'' is a historical, drama, romance and queer film that won the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival becoming the first film directed by a woman to win the award. It's about time, isn't it?

Without much of a set design other than a good script revolving around two young women and the feelings that invade them, ''Portrait of a Woman on Fire'' is a great film to enjoy on a quiet Sunday with a glass of wine in hand.