The long-awaited film adaptation of William S. Burroughs' 1985 novel Queer, which we discussed back on Jan. 3, will have a limited theatrical release on Nov. 27, before it opens nationwide on Dec. 13. (As far as I can tell, the film will not open in D.C. until December, alas.) And it has already been banned in Turkey (a fate that will presumably befall it elsewhere, too).
Daniel Craig (yes, the former James Bond) plays Lee, and Drew Starkey plays Allerton; Luka Guadagnino (who directed "Call Me by Your Name") directs. Leslie Manville, Jason Schwartzman and Henry Zaga are also in the cast.
To whet your appetite for "Queer," here are some tidbits:
Speaking of Bond (James Bond...), here is how Guadagnino responded to a question at the film's Venice Film Festival premiere about the superspy's sexuality.
This Vulture article answers the question on so many lips: "How explicit are the sex scenes in Queer'?" But this review, also from Vulture, suggests a sacrifice of emotion for titillation.
Here is a glowing Vanity Fair review. I'll post more reviews once the film is in theaters.
And finally, the New York Times just interviewed Craig: "The Reintroduction of Daniel Craig." This may be my favorite line: "I know lots of tough men in this world who are vulnerable," he said, "and I like to portray that in movies. That truth is interesting to me."
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