Blackstar: Autobiography of a Close Friend (1976)
장르 : 다큐멘터리
상영시간 : 1시간 25분
연출 : Tom Joslin
시놉시스
In this experimental, self-ethnographic documentary, Tom Joslin blends breathtaking, moving snapshots from the natural world, filmic cultural touchstones, and cutting (pseudo) cinéma vérité to dissect and reassemble his gay identity despite constant warnings to stay in the closet. Blackstar sees Joslin and partner Mark Massi fleshing out their enduring commitment and obvious love for one another amidst the insecurity that a self-conscious documentary lens instills. As interviews with Joslin’s mother, father, and brothers attempt to break down the legitimacy of Joslin and Massi’s romance, the pair use everything at their disposal, including inspiration from gay revolutionaries and painfully honest conversations, to hold up their “abnormality” as a point of pride rather than shame. – Shayna Warner
1950년대 네바다 주, 비비안 벨 교수가 이혼을 위해 도착한다.그녀는 자신의 결혼에 만족하지 못하고, 자신이 있는 목장에서 어울리지 않는다고 느끼며, 점점 더 개방적이고 자신감 있는 레즈비언인 목장 주인의 딸 케이 리버스에게 끌리고 있다는 것을 알게 된다.그들의 친밀감으로 인해 표출된 감정들과 케이리버스에 대한 그녀의 감정에 대한 비비안의 불안감은 바위가 많은 풍경과 컨트리 음악, 그리고 웨스턴 송들을 배경으로 펼쳐진다. 미국 주류 영화계에 레즈비언 로맨스 영화의 물꼬를 틔워 준 '컬트' 영화. 영화 자체의 예술성을 떠나 그보다도 '예술', '대안'에 대한 야심 없이 통속적으로 재미있는 레즈비언 로맨스 영화를 만듦으로써 주류 영화계에서 가시성을 확보하고 수많은 LGBT 관객들에게 소통의 창구를 부여했다는 점에서 중요한 영화. 세상을 바꾸는 것은 '시네마'의 최전선에 위치한 '걸작'들이 아니라 이런 영화들이다. 반대로 말하자면 한 영화가 세상에 미치는 영향의 정도는 그 영화의 우수성을 가늠하는 절대적인 기준이 되기는 어렵다는 얘기이기도 하겠지만. 아무튼, 통속적이지만 대중성이 있는 흥행작이다.
라다는 남편이 경영하는 레스토랑의 여주인. 아쇼크는 증조모인 비지와 남동생 자틴을 데리고 사는 가장이다. 그 둘 사이에는 아이가 없는데다가 정신적 가치를 중요시하는 남편 때문에 성생활 또한 거의 이루어지지 않는다. 한편, 자틴의 어린 신부 시타는 시댁에서 그들과 함께 살게 된다. 그녀는 형님을 돕고 어머니를 보살피는 새로운 생활에 잘 적응한다. 그러나 곧 케케묵은 전통이 가족들에게 별다른 구속력이 없음을 발견한다. 그로 인해 상처를 받는 시타는 15년이란 길고 삭막한 결혼 생활을 삐걱대며 살아온 라다와 서로를 위로하며 생활해 나간다. 그 둘은 서로에게 정신적 위로 뿐만아니라 육체적 관계까지도 받아들이며 서로를 사랑하게 된다. 그러나 그들은 서로의 사랑이 현실적으로 너무나 힘들다는 것을 알고 있으면서도 서로에게 큰 힘이 되고 있음을 느낀다. 둘의 관계를 알게 된 아쇼크. 라다는 그에게 결별을 선언한다. 그리고 자신의 생각과 남편의 부당함을 당당히 말한다. 그러나 아쇼크는 그런 라다의 행동에 격분하고, 화가 난 그에 의해 라다의 옷에 불이 붙게 되고.
4인의 섹시한 틴 에이지 걸 에이미, 맥스, 도미니크 그리고 자넷은 살인, 음모, 사격, 격투 등에 뛰어난 재질을 가진 젊은이를 훈련하는 비밀 조직 뎁스(D. E. B. S.)의 우수 학생들. 어느 날 뎁스 최고의 라이벌인 레놀즈 범죄 조직의 잔인한 여자 두목 루시 다이아몬드를 체포하라는 임무가 떨어지고, 루시와 KGB 여자 암살자가 모 식당에서 만난다는 첩보를 입수한 뎁스는 현장에 급파된다. 한바탕 총격전과 추격전 끝에 서로의 가슴에 총을 겨누며 만나게 된 루시와 에이미 사이에 묘한 감정이 흐르게 되고, 루시의 부하 스커드와 자넷 역시 심상치 않은 관계인데...
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