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Bent Reviews

1997

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An interesting cast fills out this solemn production based on the play by Martin Sherman (who also wrote the screenplay). During WWII, a Berlin homosexual is caught up in the Nazi hysteria. After being forced to kill his lover, he is placed in a prison camp, where he lies so he will be classified as Jewish rather than .. Read more

Starring	Clive Owen, Lothaire Bluteau, Ian McKellen, Mick Jagger
Director	Sean Mathias
Genres	Drama, Gay/Lesbian

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  Gay Pride?
  
  Having been on the Gay Pride March four days ago, I remarked to my friends that we don't need Gay Pride as much today as we have come such a long way? Then ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - philip reardon
  - St Albans
  - 06 Jul 2005 at 22:47
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  Boring and dry
  
  I'm not quite sure what i expected from this movie, but I thought the acting was dyer, cold and flat.
  
  I really didn't like it. I thought it ... read more »
  
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- - SamsWayOrNoWay
  - 15 reviews
  - Ware
  - 19 Mar 2012 at 15:48
- - 0
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  proud and dignified
  
  I really enjoyed this film and it stayed with me for a long time. Clive Owen is very good in it as per usual but the actor who plays his love interest in the ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 07 Mar 2012 at 17:06
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  - 3
  Pretty boring and unconvincing
  
  It might work as a stage play, but as a film, it certainly doesn't. I kept watching to see if something would happen, and was utterly bored by the film'... read more »
  
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  - 17 Sep 2011 at 11:08
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  Disturbing viewing
  
  A disturbing film, well acted, it left one realising just how cruel and wicked people can be when caught up in war.
  
  A good film, pity it couldnt have... read more »
  
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- - stortman
  - 16 reviews
  - Bishop's Stortford
  - 16 Jun 2011 at 19:59
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  - 1
  Nothing merry about this gay drama
  
  This film is based on a famous play and it is basically a filmed play.
  
  Although the acting is good, the action is slow and the subject matter - the ... read more »
  
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- - MikeLaughton
  - 106 reviews
  - Oakham,England
  - 13 Apr 2011 at 12:44
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  Film of a Play
  
  I love the imagery, cinematography and staging within this film. It feels very much like an 'enhanced play' rather than a film. It reminded me a little ... read more »
  
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  - Southampton
  - 25 Mar 2011 at 11:30
- - 1
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  Disappointing movie
  
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  Had really been looking forward to seeing this film but was disappointed. The direction is terrible, the music is worse - incongruous and obtrusive. It is an ... read more »
  
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- - Teejay47
  - 5 reviews
  - Aberdeen
  - 30 Dec 2010 at 22:22
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  Great film
  
  Great film, but I found it hard going emotionally at times - particularly some of the more brutal scenes. Definitely a film to watch, but chose an appropriate ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Dec 2010 at 05:30
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  Not as Powerful as the original stage play
  
  Whilst the film is enjoyable the padding out it was given took away the interaction you had with the main characters in the play and the feelings you had for ... read more »
  
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- - OscarFreak
  - 292 reviews
  - London
  - 26 Nov 2010 at 19:18
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  Powerful
  
  This was a grea reminder of what it was like for the gay community under the nazi regime. every gay man should watch this to appreciate life.even inthe camp ... read more »
  
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- - Randomfilmbuff
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  - London
  - 29 Oct 2009 at 20:01
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  Gay Pride?
  
  Having been on the Gay Pride March four days ago, I remarked to my friends that we don't need Gay Pride as much today as we have come such a long way? Then ... read more »
  
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- 121341
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  - philip reardon
  - St Albans
  - 06 Jul 2005 at 22:47
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  Important play becomes a brilliant film
  
  Prior to Martin Sherman’s 1978/9 play of the title, almost nothing about the “homosexual” experience of the WWII Holocaust had been covered, ... read more »
  
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- - KataKabanova
  - Surrey
  - 27 Jan 2005 at 14:30
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  A harrowing tale of mans inhumanity to man
  
  Beginning in the hedonistic, erotic gay world of pre WW2 Berlin the story quickly moves to the horrific reality of life as a homosexual in Nazi Germany.The ... read more »
  
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- - Geoff Llewellyn
  - London
  - 15 Apr 2004 at 10:57
- - 4
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  Haunting and terribly sad coming out story
  
  I agree with those who call the movie harrowing. It is, and given its setting you expect that. What really surprised me was the beautiful eroticism of its ... read more »
  
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  - Glasgow, Scotland
  - 10 Oct 2004 at 15:27
- - 4
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  Dramatic and Moving
  
  This was a very moving film, using the backdrop of the holocaust and the persecution of homosexuals to highlight a complex character. It was gripping.
  
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- - sal3015
  - London
  - 04 Aug 2004 at 09:52
- - 3
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  Harrowing film full of sparking dialogue...
  
  Starting in Pre-war decadent Berlin and finishing in Dachau concentration camp - the film follows the life of one gay man. While the horror of the concentration... read more »
  
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- - Hurdlemagurdle
  - 77 reviews
  - Scotland
  - 01 Feb 2005 at 10:19
- - 3
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  Flawed but redeemed
  
  Perhaps not consistently first rate film making, but this is a movie which grew as it progressed & ended up making one hell of an impression. Some of the ... read more »
  
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  - Bromley, Kent
  - 19 Feb 2005 at 14:35
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  Love always find a way
  
  Against homophobia and persecution. Prisoners-turned-lovers in a Nazi concentration camp. Is it worthwhile that you had to change and deny yourself in order ... read more »
  
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- - jonnysxc
  - 4 reviews
  - Richmond
  - 06 Jan 2005 at 22:35
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  A great play badly executed as a movie
  
  A great play, and an important topic. Good photography, but some very play-like wooden acting. Also severely marred by lack of concordance with reality - Dachau... read more »
  
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  - Nottingham
  - 11 Sep 2006 at 08:11
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  A deep film which had ...
  
  A deep film which had the ability to make you share their happiness feel their sadness and make you so angry you wanted to jump in the tv to shout.A strong ... read more »
  
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- - peachy#1
  - BARRY
  - 17 Jan 2004 at 14:23

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  An interesting cast fills out this solemn production based on the play by Martin Sherman (who also wrote the screenplay). During WWII, a Berlin homosexual is caught up in the Nazi hysteria. After being forced to kill his lover, he is placed in a prison camp, where he lies so he will be classified ...

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  An interesting cast fills out this solemn production based on the play by Martin Sherman (who also wrote the screenplay). During WWII, a Berlin homosexual is caught up in the Nazi hysteria. After being forced to kill his lover, he is placed in a prison camp, where he lies so he will be classified ...