Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Le Temps Qui Reste VS. Homophobia or vice versa?


le temps qui reste is a piece of art, or at least a piece of artistic interpretation of homosexual LOVE, which has its right to exist, as well as heterosexual love does. However when discussing the film, in a group of people sincerely interested in cinematography, I realized that men trying to oppose themselves against homosexuals, seemed completely ignorant in the sphere of love and its free expression. Moreover men, under the pressure of women's delight after the scenes of touching gay sexuality, felt their incapability to prove their opinions and were absolutely unable to give a reasonable background for their homophobia which was quite evident.
I still cant make it clear for myself: what frightned them most - watching two men kiss or realizing that women find it artistic and beautiful?
After an hour of all those men's phobias predominating logic and reason, I decided to leave with my, maybe too pathbreaking or frightening, but still my attitude to those of us who create absolutely new and therefore so hard to accept view on life.
(Melvil Poupaud - the source of my inspiration and the actor who has turned death into the process of enjoyment - is on the picture on the right)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well,Anna...As a heterosexual man,i would like to point out some remaks:
1)first of all,many men and women frightened from homosexual loves,in many times enjoy theirselves seeing por about lesbians or gays...A curious contradiction.
2)Homosexual love expressions were abolished by religion ,specially catholic,dragging part of our latin a greek testament...
Art has no limits...as far as I know,best regards

JFGH

Anna said...

Exactly! Initially there were no limits until some men created them and its not a question of religion, its more a question of prejudice.

Anonymous said...

Errr...It´s not only question of prejudice...Everyone has prejudices...Prejudices are not neccesarily bad or good...The issue is when and why a prejudice does create limits or censorships of art,science...Fanatist and fundamentalist conceptions limit art expressions...Of course,there is another problem...When can´t art be considered art ,instead being a offense?Think about the cartoons on Mahoma in newspapers...Are they art or offense?Sometimes the frontier between art and no polite environtment,not gentle...can be troublesome...However...I think,art ,by definition,has to be so,that is, provocative ...But the edge is a soft equilibrium...