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"Recently screened at the Sydney Film Festival,
Fire Island is a rom-com
inspired by Jane Austen’s
Pride and Prejudice, the film breaking traditional
conventions to feature gay romance as the plot.
The fact that it is streaming on Disney+ speaks clearly about how ordinary
non-heterosexualities have become. While it might be surprising that it has
taken this long for same-sex romance to reach the mainstream, Australian
audiences might be forgiven for wondering about the significance of the title
of the film.
The island in question is a barrier island off the coast of Long Island, New
York City, featuring a unique and threatened environment that has long been a
gay sanctuary, providing a space of freedom and expression at a time when
same-sex activity was still illegal and gay communities highly policed."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
