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Coming Out
1989
Unfortunately this title is currently unavailable for rental. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause. A gay teacher who dates a female colleague for appearance sake, falls in love with a man he meets in a gay bar. Read more
| Starring | Matthias Freihof |
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| Director | Heiner Carow |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian, World Cinema |
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Coming Out
Unfortunately this title is currently unavailable for rental. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.
A gay teacher who dates a female colleague for appearance sake, falls in love with a man he meets in a gay bar.
| Starring | Matthias Freihof |
|---|---|
| Director | Heiner Carow |
| Studio | NETWORK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 48 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian, World Cinema |
| Language | German |
| Subtitles | English |
| Released | DVD: unknown Production year: 1989 |
| Format | DVD |
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An interesting premise based on a true story — a cerebral palsy victim is confined to a state mental institution despite being highly intelligent, and has to fight to prove she is more than a vegetable — ends up as TV-movie-of-the-week fodder thanks to a cumbersome soundtrack and the annoying tick of raising questions but failing to answer or draw conclusions from any of them. An Australian attempt at One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest which never quite rises above a run-of-the-mill weepie, this nonetheless features solid performances from leads Angela Punch McGregor and Drew Forsythe.
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Hailed as the first East German film to deal with homosexuality, this mixes the romantic yearning, melodrama and... read more on Time Out
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8 out of 10 people found this review helpful
Interesting in places, but dated
Young (and rather gorgeous) teacher in Germany tries to persuade himself that he's straight by dating and then marrying a female colleague. A chance encounter with a man from his past sets him on a course of self-discovery.
This film is very dated (and that's the 1980s, which is quite shocking really that I'm so old and can actually remember leg warmers and shoulder pads). It has that east-German grimy look to it where everyone is cold. The lead actor is very attractive and a good actor; there's one scene of quite erotic gay sex (not explicit in any way), but the remainder of the gay theme is carried out in a very German (think Cabaret here) style transgender/gay bar. Disappointing, but I did watch it through and enjoyed some parts. -
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8 out of 10 people found this review helpful
Interesting in places, but dated
Young (and rather gorgeous) teacher in Germany tries to persuade himself that he's straight by dating and then marrying a female colleague. A chance encounter with a man from his past sets him on a course of self-discovery.
This film is very dated (and that's the 1980s, which is quite shocking really that I'm so old and can actually remember leg warmers and shoulder pads). It has that east-German grimy look to it where everyone is cold. The lead actor is very attractive and a good actor; there's one scene of quite erotic gay sex (not explicit in any way), but the remainder of the gay theme is carried out in a very German (think Cabaret here) style transgender/gay bar. Disappointing, but I did watch it through and enjoyed some parts. -
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Coming Out
Unfortunately this title is currently unavailable for rental. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.
A gay teacher who dates a female colleague for appearance sake, falls in love with a man he meets in a gay bar....
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