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List Of LGBT-related Films Of 1992
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Basic Instinct
''Basic Instinct'' is a 1992 neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas. The film follows San Francisco police detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas), who is investigating the brutal murder of a wealthy rock star. During the investigation, Curran becomes involved in a torrid and intense relationship with the prime suspect, Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone), an enigmatic writer. Eszterhas developed the script in the 1980s. It became a subject of a bidding war until Carolco Pictures acquired the rights to the film. From there, Verhoeven signed on to direct and Douglas and Stone joined the project, after many actresses were considered for the role of Tramell. Before its release, ''Basic Instinct'' generated controversy due to its overt sexuality and violence, including a rape scene. Gay rights activists criticized the film's depiction of homosexual relationships and the portrayal of a bisexual woman as a murderous psychopath. Most infamou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Being At Home With Claude
''Being at Home with Claude'' is a 1992 Canadian drama film directed by Jean Beaudin and based on the play by René-Daniel Dubois. The film stars Roy Dupuis as Yves, a gay man who has just murdered his lover Claude (Jean-François Pichette), and is attempting to explain his reasons to the police investigator (Jacques Godin). The film premiered at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois in February 1992. It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. The film was co-produced by Les Productions du Cerf and the National Film Board of Canada. Cast Critical response Ray Conlogue of ''The Globe and Mail'' criticized Beaudin's decision to depict Claude's murder as the very first scene in the movie, writing that it robbed the movie of "the precious ambiguity of our feelings about Yves. Instead of letting him lead us - along with the police interrogator - slowly, carefully, with almost virginal reticence, into the interior world that dictated Clau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Dunbar
Adrian Dunbar (born 1 August 1958) is a Northern Irish actor, director and singer, known for his television and his theatre work. Dunbar co-wrote and starred in the 1991 film ''Hear My Song'', nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the BAFTA awards. He is also known for playing 'Ted Hastings' in the BBC show '' Line Of Duty''. Since 2012, he has played Superintendent Ted Hastings in all six series of BBC Television's '' Line of Duty''. He has appeared as Alan Cox in '' The Jump'', Martin Summers in '' Ashes to Ashes'', Richard Plantagenet in ''The Hollow Crown'', and as Father Flaherty in '' Broken''. Dunbar also stars in the lead role of DI Ridley in the 2022 police procedural crime series ''Ridley'', of which he was also associate producer. Early life Dunbar was born and brought up in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, in Northern Ireland, the eldest of seven siblings. He was educated at St Joseph's College, Enniskillen before attending the Guildhall School of Music and Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaye Davidson
Jaye Davidson (born Alfred Amey; March 21, 1968) is an English model, fashion stylist, and retired actor. He made his acting debut as the transvestite Dil in the thriller film ''The Crying Game'' (1992), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Following his breakthrough, he portrayed the villainous Ra in the commercially successful science fiction film '' Stargate'' (1994). Davidson retired from acting afterwards, disliking the fame that the roles brought him. Life Davidson was born in Riverside, California, and was raised in Borehamwood in Hertfordshire, England. His father is from Ghana and his mother is from England. Davidson is gay. During his acting career, he said that his androgynous look alienated him within the gay community. He stated that gay men "love very masculine men. And I'm not a very masculine person. I'm reasonably thin. I have long hair, which isn't very popular with gay men." In 2017, he married Thomas Clarke. Caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forest Whitaker
Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Forest Whitaker, various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. After making his film debut in ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (1982), Whitaker went on to earn a reputation for intensive character study work for films, such as Platoon (film), ''Platoon'' (1986), ''Good Morning, Vietnam'' (1987), ''Bird (1988 film), Bird'' (1988), ''The Crying Game'' (1992), ''Phenomenon (film), Phenomenon'' (1996), ''Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai'' (1999), ''The Great Debaters'' (2007), ''The Butler'' (2013), ''Arrival (film), Arrival'' (2016), and ''Respect (2021 American film), Respect'' (2021). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miranda Richardson
Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958) is an English actress. She made her film debut playing Ruth Ellis in '' Dance with a Stranger'' (1985) and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for ''Damage'' (1992) and ''Tom & Viv'' (1994). A seven-time BAFTA Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for ''Damage''. She has also been nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards, winning twice for '' Enchanted April'' (1992) and the TV film ''Fatherland'' (1994). In 1996, one critic asserted that she is "the greatest actress of our time in any medium" after she appeared in ''Orlando'' at the Edinburgh International Festival. After graduating from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Richardson began her career in 1979 and made her West End debut in the 1981 play ''Moving'', before being nominated for the 1987 Olivier Award for Best Actress for ''A Lie of the Mind''. Her television credits include ''Blackadder'' (1986–1989), ''A Dance to the Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Rea
Stephen Rea ( ; born 31 October 1946) is an Irish film and stage actor. Rea has appeared in films such as ''V for Vendetta'', ''Michael Collins'', ''Interview with the Vampire'' and ''Breakfast on Pluto''. Rea was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Neil Jordan's thriller ''The Crying Game'' (1992). He has had important roles in the Hugo Blick TV series '' The Shadow Line'' and ''The Honourable Woman'', for which he won a BAFTA Award. In 2020, ''The Irish Times'' ranked Rea the 13th greatest Irish film actor of all-time. Early life Rea was born in Belfast; his father was a bus driver and his mother a housewife. He studied English at the Queen's University Belfast and drama at the Abbey Theatre School in Dublin. In the late 1970s, he acted in the Focus Company in Dublin with Gabriel Byrne and Colm Meaney. Career After appearing on the stage and in television and film for many years in Ireland and England, Rea came to international attention when he was nomina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crying Game
''The Crying Game'' is a 1992 thriller film written and directed by Neil Jordan, produced by Stephen Woolley, and starring Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson, Jaye Davidson, Adrian Dunbar, Ralph Brown, and Forest Whitaker. The film explores themes of race, sex, nationality, and sexuality against the backdrop of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The film follows Fergus (Rea), a member of the IRA, who has a brief but meaningful encounter with a British soldier, Jody (Whitaker), who is being held prisoner by the group. Fergus later develops an unexpected romantic relationship with Jody's lover, Dil (Davidson), whom Fergus promised Jody he would take care of. Fergus is forced to decide between what he wants and what his nature dictates he must do. A critical and commercial success, ''The Crying Game'' won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film as well as the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, alongside Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Rea, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Of The Moon
''Claire of the Moon'' is a 1992 lesbian-themed erotic drama film directed by Nicole Conn and starring Trisha Todd and Karen Trumbo. Plot ''Claire of the Moon'' is set in the 1990s in the Pacific Northwest. Claire Jabrowski (Todd), a famous heterosexual author, decides to attend a retreat for all-female writers. Claire's roommate at the retreat is Dr. Noel Benedict, author of a book called ''The Naked Truth''. The movie culminates in a sexual encounter between the two authors. Synopsis Claire Jabrowski (Trisha Todd) is a famous writer who has just broken up with her boyfriend and is stricken with a mild case of writer's block. She drives from her home in Los Angeles to coastal Oregon where she has signed herself up to attend the all-women's Arcadia Writers Retreat. After arriving, Claire is assigned to share a cabin with psychiatrist Dr. Noel Benedict (Karen Trumbo), the author of a sex therapy book titled, ''The Naked Truth'', and who is attending the retreat to find inspiration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René-Daniel Dubois
René-Daniel Dubois, OC (born July 20, 1955, in Montreal) is a Québécois playwright and actor. Biography Movie career He is best known for his 1985 play ''Being at Home with Claude'', which was adapted into an award-winning film in 1992 and the 2009 thriller drama '' 5150 Elm's Way''. He was also a winner of the Governor General's Award for French language drama in 1984 for ''Ne blâmez jamais les Bédouins''. Theatrical career Dubois' other plays have included ''Panique à Longueuil'', ''2 contes parmi tant d’autres pour une tribu perdue'', ''26 bis, impasse du colonel Foisy'', ''Le printemps, monsieur Deslauriers'' and ''Le Troisième fils du professeur Yourolov'', as well as the French translation of Timothy Findley's ''Elizabeth Rex'' (''Elizabeth, roi d'Angleterre'') and the French-Canadian adaptation of Mary Jones's ''Stones in His Pockets'' (''Des roches dans ses poches''). Personal life He is openly gay ''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lothaire Bluteau
Lothaire Bluteau (born 14 April 1957) is a Canadian actor. Biography He was born in Montreal, Quebec, and performs in both French and English. Bluteau has worked in theatre, film and television throughout Canada and internationally. He abandoned medicine for the theatre and was first noticed for his performance as a mentally challenged youth in Yves Simoneau's ''In the Shadow of the Wind (Les Fous de Bassan)''. After receiving great acclaim for the lead in the stage version of ''Being at Home with Claude'', he won a best actor Genie Award for his performance in Denys Arcand's Oscar-nominated '' Jésus de Montréal''. He has since appeared in '' Black Robe'' and Robert Lepage's '' Le Confessionnal'', and his international credits include ''Orlando'' (1992) and ''I Shot Andy Warhol'' (1996). He had a recurring role in the third season of the television series '' 24'' as the character Marcus Alvers. In the fourth season of ''The Tudors'', he played Charles de Marillac, the Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanne-Marie Tremblay
Johanne-Marie Tremblay (born 1950) is a Canadian actress. She had her first film role in the 1988 '' Straight for the Heart'', after which she was discovered by director Denys Arcand and cast as the character Constance in ''Jesus of Montreal'' (1989). Tremblay was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for the role. Afterwards, Tremblay became a star in Quebec television, with roles in ''Les Filles de Caleb'' and ''La Sorcière'' in the 1990s. She reprised her role as Constance in Arcand's later films ''The Barbarian Invasions'' (2003) and '' Days of Darkness'' (2007). In 2009, she appeared in Denis Villeneuve's film '' Polytechnique'', and in 2013 acted in Sébastien Pilote's ''The Dismantling''. In 2018, she had a voice role in the animated film ''Ville Neuve ''Ville Neuve'' is a Canadian animated drama film, directed by Félix Dufour-Laperrière and released in 2018. Using ink on paper animation, the film stars Robert Lalonde and Johanne-Marie Tremblay a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
