http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/festival/2013/gerontophilia
이 영화는 카나다 퀘벡에서 제작한 노인을 좋아하는 청년을 다룬 게이영화이다. 이런스토리의 영화는 굉장히 드문편인데, 아무래도 감독이 게이인듯하고, 게이들사이에서는 나이차이가 많은 커플도 흔하다. 그런면에서 피터하고 나하고도 23살의 나이차이가 있는데...나는 사람들을 나이로 분류하기보다는 어떠사람인가에 대한 사람의 성격들로 구분짓는편이고...나는 피터하고 당연히 나이차이는 있지만, 여행할시에 나는 많은것을 보려는성격이지만, 피터는 ( 카나디언 성격상 ) 빨리빨리보러다니고 그런걸 좋아하지 않는다. 아무튼 이영화는 사람들이 나이많은 사람들을 좋아하는 젊은친구들을 충분하게 조명해주고 있다는 생각이 든다.
FILM TRAILER
A sharp, subversive take on the mainstreaming of gay culture courtesy of one of queer cinema's most upfront and provocative filmmakers, Bruce LaBruce's Gerontophilia may also be his most tender, romantic film to date. The hero, Lake (Pier-Gabriel Lajoie), has been in a straight relationship with Désirée (2011 TIFF Rising Star Katie Boland) for a while. But lately he finds himself paying special attention to some of the older male clientele where he works (reluctantly) as a lifeguard. When one of the swimmers nearly drowns, Lake rescues him, but in a manner that's, well, a little too enthusiastic — and Lake must finally acknowledge his own desires. Luckily for him, his mother gets him hired at a seniors' home, where he meets Mr. Peabody (Walter Borden). Sparks fly — and soon Peabody and Lake are faced with some tough choices. With Gerontophilia, LaBruce takes satiric aim at both the desire for mainstream, even conventional films within the queer community and the youth-obsessed nature of gay (and straight) culture. The tone may seem like agitprop camp — LaBruce is aided by a group of skilled actors who know how to play it perfectly — and it's certainly very funny, but there are serious questions percolating underneath. Désirée's oft-repeated list of revolutionaries may sometimes seem like a lefty parlour game, but it raises important questions: What and who sparks real change? Part of the answer comes with the way LaBruce approaches the material. Seldom, if ever, have the bodies of aging men been presented so gently or romantically. Updating and queering Harold & Maude, LaBruce has made sure to make it not just about emotional attachment but about ardour, too. Here, the real revolutionaries aren't just those who write or talk about revolution; they're the people who are brave enough to follow their desires. STEVE GRAVESTOCKDirector Biography
