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OPENING NIGHT FILM & GALA
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
Thursday, June 17 @ 7:00pm
Castro Theatre
$75 Frameline members
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What might have happened if Elizabeth Bennet had ignored Mr. Darcy and pursued the local ladies? That scenario only begins to describe The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister, the incredible, based-on-fact tale of an early 19th century English gentlewoman who “preferred the fairer sex” and recorded her conquests in a coded diary. But get ready — this is no decorous, Jane Austen costume drama. Anne and her beloved Mariana are sneaking off into the woods for a clandestine dalliance in the first five minutes and even manage a romantic bathtub scene. This polished, BBC-produced period romance is like nothing you have seen before. The lush film charges ahead at a lively pace as Anne juggles fickle lovers, jealous best friends, sinister coalmine owners, and estate improvements. Audiences will cheer as Anne manages to carve a lesbian life for herself in Regency England, an era so pre-Stonewall it seems as far away as the stone age.
CLOSING NIGHT FILM & PARTY
Howl
Sunday, June 27 @ 7:30pm
Castro Theatre
$50 Frameline members
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In this highly-anticipated film about the early years of poet Allen Ginsberg, Academy Award winning documentarians Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman bend genres to depict the spark of a literary revolution about Ginsberg's epic poem Howl. James Franco (Milk) shines as the young poet, making waves with his poem, Howl. The film is a hybrid of stories including an imagined recreation of an unpublished interview given to Time in 1957; Howl’s obscenity trial in a San Francisco courtroom; and luminous animation by Ginsberg collaborator Eric Drooker, capturing the essence of the poem. The extraordinary format adds to a feeling of restlessness, a sense that 1950s America is on the cusp of radical change, sentiments that saturate Ginsberg’s poetry. An impressive cast adds depth to this masterpiece of a film, including Jon Hamm (Mad Men) who’s absolutely brilliant as an attorney representing City Lights, Jeff Daniels, and Mary-Louise Parker. This film is not to be missed!
CENTERPIECE FILM
Undertow (Contracorriente)
Tuesday, June 22 @ 7:00pm
Castro Theatre
$10 Frameline members
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Stunning views of Peru’s coast provide an appropriately stormy backdrop to the tempestuous emotions of the three protagonists. Undertow dives far below the seemingly placid surface of self-identity and family ties, churning up waves of passion — and a fateful accident — that overwhelm the film’s bisexual love triangle. Miguel genuinely adores his devoted wife, yet also carries on a clandestine affair with handsome drifter Santiago. As the story takes an otherworldly turn after the tragic accident, rumors force Mariela to question her husband’s sexuality, and Miguel must accept his dual nature in order to refute Santiago’s angry claim that “There are thousands of ways of being a man, and you are none of them.” This Sundance award-winner enchants with unforgettable seascapes, and director Javier Fuentes-Leon eschews melodrama to present a transcendent romance in his remarkably assured feature debut. With moving performances by some of Latin America’s best-known actors, Undertow makes it easy to get swept away.
CENTERPIECE FILM
Beautiful Darling, the Life and Times of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol Superstar
Wednesday, June 23 @ 7:00pm
Castro Theatre
$10 Frameline members
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Even among the oversized personalities of 1960s/70s New York, few shone as brightly as the transgender pioneer Candy Darling. Andy Warhol discovered her star power and cast her in his films; Lou Reed wrote “Walk on the Wild Side” about her; Tennessee Williams re-created “Small Craft Warnings” to give her a starring role; Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton and a young Robert Mapplethorpe photographed her ethereal beauty. How did a young boy from suburban Long Island become a stunning throwback of Hollywood glamour, poised at the nexus of art and fashion, and what was the price of this transformative act of self-creation? This hypnotically engaging documentary examines the contradictions within Candy’s persona while exploring the universal question her life poses: Does anyone see me for who I really am?