Funny Charming Sexy Realistic
This foreign film is one of the better flicks I have seen in a while. Very realistic, charming, funny, sexy and romantic in many ways. Some viewers (usually the ones who dont like these kind of films - or basically anything to do with gay life), may not understand the wit, but this movie is much more superior then the critics may think. For a person like myself and millions of other viewers who do not critize or judge peopel cause they are different, enjoy arts and films can see quality above and over the (regrdless the.. ) content.

Boys in the Band Go to Rome
This movie about 4 homosexual Italian men does have echos of Boys in the Band. Not all countries are as accepting of gay men as the USA. These 4 have issues and no small degree of self hatred. Yet, unlike Boys in the Band, these men can laugh at themselves and their comrades and often do.

This is not the "Feel Good Movie of the Year" but it does give the viewer an idea what it must be like to be a gay man in Italy and pushing 40

Bitter Old Queens
This one sets Queer Liberation back about a hundred years. It revolves around four friends (all gay) and their relationship with each other. They're pretty nasty when it comes to practical jokes. One scene, wherein all four try to seduce and rape a frightened straight man, was horribly embarrassing. As the ending credits rolled, I moaned at the waste of my time.It's an Italian feature, and I don't know what the current state of gay awareness is over there, but this film, made here, would be picketed by gay men, friends of gay men, and advocates for decent films alike.