Um filme surpreendente, sobre uma menina que deseja mudar de sexo (FTM - Female to Male), mas que tem desejos por homens. Confuso, né? Por que ela quer mudar de sexo, se tem desejo por homens? No caso, a jovem é interpretada por um ator (mas uma escolha muito bem feita, pois o tempo inteiro fiquei na dúvida se era um ator ou uma atriz, ao contrário do novo filme do Almodóvar). O filme tem ótimas interpretações e uma história muito interessante que ajuda a entender que a transexualidade pode não ser simplesmente uma questão de desejo sexual, mas de satisfação com o próprio corpo.
Minha Cotação: * * * *
Romeos (Sabine Bernardi, Alemanha, 2011)
http://acapa.virgula.uol.com.br/cultura/confira-dez-filmes-imperdiveis-do-festival-internacional-de-cinema-lgbt-de-san-francisco/3/9/14026
O que é: Romeos é um romance sobre um jovem que está na fase final de transição do sexo feminino para o masculino, e um rapaz gay.
Por que assistir: O tratamento um tanto quanto superficial dado ao tema é justamente o que possibilita o filme a quebrar preconceito e resistência em relação a ele. Romeos é um filme doce, otimista e irresistível.
Merece destaque: a química entre os personagens principais transcende a tela do cinema. Rick Okon e Maximilian Befort são lindos e a diretora soube explorar a energia sexual que emana quando eles estão juntos.
Veja opinião de um dos meus críticos prediletos: o Luiz Carlos Merten, do Estado de São Paulo.
Romeos
Por que assistir: O tratamento um tanto quanto superficial dado ao tema é justamente o que possibilita o filme a quebrar preconceito e resistência em relação a ele. Romeos é um filme doce, otimista e irresistível.
Merece destaque: a química entre os personagens principais transcende a tela do cinema. Rick Okon e Maximilian Befort são lindos e a diretora soube explorar a energia sexual que emana quando eles estão juntos.
Veja opinião de um dos meus críticos prediletos: o Luiz Carlos Merten, do Estado de São Paulo.
Romeos
http://blogs.estadao.com.br/luiz-carlos-merten/romeos/
Wherefore Art Thou, Romeos?
http://roverarts.com/2011/08/wherefore-art-thou-romeos/
Romeos' coming-of-age story gives a comforting perspective on a challenging subjectby
BERLIM – E, afinal, nao fui ver Taxi Driver e terminei assistindo, no Panorama, a um filme que daria (dará?) uma excelente abertura para o Mix Brasil. Romeos concorre ao premio do Panorama e ao Teddy Bear, o Urso gay. A diretora Sabine Bernardi conta a história de uma transexual que, à custa de muito hormonio, consegue ter a aparencia de um rapaz, mas nao fez cirurgia de mudanca de sexo e, portanto, mantém os ovários e os seios. Só que Miriam, mesmo querendo ser Lucas, gosta de homens e termina se operando para virar homossexual e ter relacoes com Fábio, por quem se apaixona. Bem-vindos ao espantoso mundo novo das sexualidades. Nem Almodóvar, preocupado com novas concepcoes de casal (e família), foi tao longe. O mais interessante é que o filme possui qualidades como cinema. É bom, intenso, muito bem feito e interpretado. Taí um programa que foi surpresa para mim na Berlinale. Espero que a notícia de Romeos chegue aos ouvidos do pessoal do Mix. Vai ser uma boa aquisicao para o festival.
Wherefore Art Thou, Romeos?
http://roverarts.com/2011/08/wherefore-art-thou-romeos/
Romeos' coming-of-age story gives a comforting perspective on a challenging subjectby
MIKE LAKE
25.08.2011
“You’ll get the gay crowd, but you won’t get the indie kids,” said the man behind me on his phone. Romeos, the story of a young transgendered man in Cologne, and the first feature film from director Sabine Bernardi, was about to make its North American premiere at Montreal’s World Film Festival. This genre distinction, bluntly put by my fellow moviegoer, shows how films with queer subjects at their centre are too often dismissed as being solely for the queer crowd. Romeos does all it can to avoid this pitfall.
Lukas (Rick Okon), a young transgendered man, moves into a dormitory where he is placed in the female wing of the house. His best friend, Ine (Liv Lisa Fries), who he presumably hasn’t seen since beginning his transition, serves as his confidante. Ine keeps Lukas’ past as Miriam a secret, and introduces him to a slew of eager and willing queer boys. Among these is the macho Fabio (Maximilian Befort), straight by day, gay playboy by night. He shows a passing interest in Lukas, who then falls for him. This seems almost irrational—Fabio is decidedly a very unlikable character—but most of the characters in this film behave in ways that are inexplicable, which is to say that they are young, hormonal and, for the most part, drunk.
As the love interest, Fabio has virtually no redeeming qualities, and so the movie’s main conflict becomes whether Lukas should disclose his past to this person who is sure to react badly, if not violently. To say that Lukas’ secret is revealed, and that Fabio eventually comes to love him anyway, is not giving anything away. The movie leads to this inevitable conclusion because, despite its unconventional hero, it is predictable in every other way. And this is not, strictly speaking, a fault. Romeos is a coming-of-age tale and adheres to all the coming-of-age tropes.
Annette (Silke Geertz), the director of the building where Lukas lives, is the only voice of reason among slews of twenty-year olds smoking and drinking and seemingly never going to work. With this character, the film almost delves into the issues of access to medical treatment for transgendered people, and the higher likelihood to be subject to violence, sexual abuse and depression.
Romeos is a tempered portrayal of the transphobia that pervades our culture, but isn’t a movie that deals with the harsh reality that many transgendered people face. This is not to say that the film’s optimism is naïve, but it should be said that Romeos follows the story of one particularly lucky fellow—Lukas has a loving family, supportive friends and, in the end, he gets the boy. Sabine Bernardi approaches her subject with candor and grace, and is hopeful rather than bleak. Romeos is a small comfort in how it shows the kind of life many transgendered people can only wish for—one with a happy ending.
CAST
Lukas: Rick Okon
Fabio: Maximilian Befort
Ine: Liv Lisa Fries
Sven: Felix Brocke
Annette: Silke Geertz
Mr. Boeken: Gilles Tschuli
Luka's mother: Sigrid Burkholder
Luka’s father: Johannes Schwab
Leila: Tessa Lukat
CREW
Writer / Director: Sabine Bernardi
Cinematography: Moritz Schultheiß
Editor: Renata Salazar Ivancan
Gaffer: Jens Mackeldey
Music Supervisor: Christoph Becker
Music: Roland Appel
Sound Design: Luigi Rensinghoff
Costume Design: Verena Reuter
Make up: Simone Schlimm
Casting: Laura Solbach
Production Manager: Jens Freels
Producers: Kristina Löbbert & Janna Velber
Production Company: Boogiefilm in co-production with ZDF - Das Kleine Fernsehspiel
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Original Title: Romeos / HD / 1:1,85 / Colour / 94 min / Dolby SR / 35mm, HDCam & Blu-Ray available / German with English subtitles / Germany 2011
25.08.2011
“You’ll get the gay crowd, but you won’t get the indie kids,” said the man behind me on his phone. Romeos, the story of a young transgendered man in Cologne, and the first feature film from director Sabine Bernardi, was about to make its North American premiere at Montreal’s World Film Festival. This genre distinction, bluntly put by my fellow moviegoer, shows how films with queer subjects at their centre are too often dismissed as being solely for the queer crowd. Romeos does all it can to avoid this pitfall.
Lukas (Rick Okon), a young transgendered man, moves into a dormitory where he is placed in the female wing of the house. His best friend, Ine (Liv Lisa Fries), who he presumably hasn’t seen since beginning his transition, serves as his confidante. Ine keeps Lukas’ past as Miriam a secret, and introduces him to a slew of eager and willing queer boys. Among these is the macho Fabio (Maximilian Befort), straight by day, gay playboy by night. He shows a passing interest in Lukas, who then falls for him. This seems almost irrational—Fabio is decidedly a very unlikable character—but most of the characters in this film behave in ways that are inexplicable, which is to say that they are young, hormonal and, for the most part, drunk.
As the love interest, Fabio has virtually no redeeming qualities, and so the movie’s main conflict becomes whether Lukas should disclose his past to this person who is sure to react badly, if not violently. To say that Lukas’ secret is revealed, and that Fabio eventually comes to love him anyway, is not giving anything away. The movie leads to this inevitable conclusion because, despite its unconventional hero, it is predictable in every other way. And this is not, strictly speaking, a fault. Romeos is a coming-of-age tale and adheres to all the coming-of-age tropes.
Annette (Silke Geertz), the director of the building where Lukas lives, is the only voice of reason among slews of twenty-year olds smoking and drinking and seemingly never going to work. With this character, the film almost delves into the issues of access to medical treatment for transgendered people, and the higher likelihood to be subject to violence, sexual abuse and depression.
Romeos is a tempered portrayal of the transphobia that pervades our culture, but isn’t a movie that deals with the harsh reality that many transgendered people face. This is not to say that the film’s optimism is naïve, but it should be said that Romeos follows the story of one particularly lucky fellow—Lukas has a loving family, supportive friends and, in the end, he gets the boy. Sabine Bernardi approaches her subject with candor and grace, and is hopeful rather than bleak. Romeos is a small comfort in how it shows the kind of life many transgendered people can only wish for—one with a happy ending.
CAST
Lukas: Rick Okon
Fabio: Maximilian Befort
Ine: Liv Lisa Fries
Sven: Felix Brocke
Annette: Silke Geertz
Mr. Boeken: Gilles Tschuli
Luka's mother: Sigrid Burkholder
Luka’s father: Johannes Schwab
Leila: Tessa Lukat
CREW
Writer / Director: Sabine Bernardi
Cinematography: Moritz Schultheiß
Editor: Renata Salazar Ivancan
Gaffer: Jens Mackeldey
Music Supervisor: Christoph Becker
Music: Roland Appel
Sound Design: Luigi Rensinghoff
Costume Design: Verena Reuter
Make up: Simone Schlimm
Casting: Laura Solbach
Production Manager: Jens Freels
Producers: Kristina Löbbert & Janna Velber
Production Company: Boogiefilm in co-production with ZDF - Das Kleine Fernsehspiel
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Original Title: Romeos / HD / 1:1,85 / Colour / 94 min / Dolby SR / 35mm, HDCam & Blu-Ray available / German with English subtitles / Germany 2011
0 comentários:
Postar um comentário