Our friends at Frameline kick off their 43rd festival June 20-30. We co-present two films. One is from upper crust Guatemala by director Jayro Bustamante, the other film is Lucio Castro’s beachside Barcelona. Go check out the fest, make some friends, and have some fun.
Here’s more about the films from Frameline.
Director: Jayro Bustamante | 2019 | Guatemala, France, Luxembourg | 107m
When confident, sophisticated Pablo (Juan Pablo Olyslager) announces that he intends to leave his wife and children to be with Francisco (Mauricio Armas), the man he has been secretly in love with for years, the revelation rips his affluent evangelical family in conservative Guatemala apart. Soon his parents, wife, employer, pastor, and, it seems, his whole world form a powerful coalition bent on reforming, “converting,” or destroying the errant man. Convinced of his right to define himself both as a man and a father, Pablo escapes to the tender embrace of down-to-earth Francisco and their city’s gay bubble-but their refuge may not withstand the storm.
https://www.frameline.org/frameline43-presale/temblores-(tremors)
Director: Lucio Castro | 2019 | Argentina | 84m
The mysteries of romantic connection, the challenges of a long-term relationship, the allure of personal freedom-these topics are explored in Lucio Castro’s sexy, funny, and moving debut, set in picturesque Barcelona. Though it’s packed with rich conversation, some time passes before the first words are spoken, as Ocho (Juan Barberini) fills his days aimlessly, flitting between tourist locales and cruising a handsome guy named Javi (Ramón Pujol). After some sweaty sex and post-coital chat, Javi discloses something that causes the film to take a dive into the past.
https://www.frameline.org/frameline43-presale/end-of-the-century
