For Esquire's Pride cinema series, Rosalind Jana discusses writer-director Francis Lee's acclaimed 2017 debut
A decade ago, the village hall that sat opposite my childhood home was rebuilt. Gone were the limp red velvet curtains and scuffed floorboards that had hosted primary school plays. In their place was something shiny and modern, fit for servicing the needs of a small, rural community. The renovations were funded by two elderly women who’d lived nearby. In writing about their generosity, one news article referred to them as “pals” – another as “companions.
This content is imported from YouTube. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. I didn’t fully come to understand that I was a lesbian until I moved to a city. In this, I am not alone. Most books and films concerned with queer life take place in urban settings because that is where we tend to gravitate. The metropolis becomes a beacon from afar, a place that promises community and culture, not to mention a much wider dating pool. Now, I couldn’t imagine myself living anywhere else.
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