List of LGBT-related films of 1991 explained

Films

TitleDirectorCountryGenreCastNotes
Absolutely Positive United States Documentary How 11 interviewed HIV positive people live with different stages of the disease and how they are coping with their illnesses in different ways.[1]
Canada Drama
Anything for Bread Spain Thriller María Barranco, Kiti Manver, Antonio Resines, Pepo Oliva, José Amezola, Luis Ciges, Caco Senante, Maite Blasco, Klara Badiola, Pedro Díez del Corral, Pilar Bardem, Ramón Barea and Ramón Goyanes a.k.a. Todo por la pasta
Daddy and the Muscle Academy Finland Documentary Subtitled "The Life and Art of Tom of Finland".[2]
Edward II United Kingdom History, drama Based on the play of the same name by Christopher Marlowe
Frankie and Johnny United States Comedy, drama Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Héctor Elizondo, Nathan Lane;
Fried Green Tomatoes United States Comedy, drama Co-written by Fannie Flagg, based on her novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe; lesbian subtext
High Heels Spain
France
Comedy, drama, romance a.k.a. Tacones lejanos
United States Drama David Angus, Ian Hart, Stephanie Pack, Robin McDonald, Sergio Moreno and Unity Grimwood Fictionalized account of what might have happened during a holiday taken by John Lennon and the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein in 1963
Khush United Kingdom Documentary
Letters of Transit (Les Sauf-conduits) Canada Short drama Julie Lavergne, Patrick Goyette, Luc Picard
The Lost Language of Cranes United Kingdom Drama Based on the novel of the same name by David Leavitt
United States Documentary Chronicles the entertainer's life during her Blond Ambition World Tour the previous year
The Making of Monsters Canada Musical comedy-drama Christopher Anderson, Stewart Arnott and Lee MacDougall
Meeting Two Queens Chile Romance Re-editing and cutting various scenes from Hollywood films, in order to create a space for lesbian identity politics and identity formation.[3]
My Father Is Coming Germany Comedy, romance Alfred Edel, Shelley Kästner, Annie Sprinkle, Michael Massee, Mary Lou Grailau, David Bronstein, Dominique Gaspar, Flora Gasper, Fakir Musafar, Israel Marti, Mario de Colombia, Bruce Benderson, Rebecca Lewin, Stephen Feld and Charles-John Austen
My Own Private Idaho United States Drama River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo, William Richert, Rodney Harvey, Chiara Caselli, Michael Parker, Jessie Thomas, Grace Zabriskie, Flea, Udo Kier, Vana O'Brien, Jim Caviezel, Brian Wilson and Wade Evans Loosely based on the history plays Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2 and Henry V by William Shakespeare
Naked Lunch Canada
United Kingdom
Japan
Fantasy, crime, drama Based on the novel of the same name by William S. Burroughs
Nelligan Canada Drama Biopic of Émile Nelligan
No Skin Off My Ass Canada Comedy, drama Bruce LaBruce, G. B. Jones, Klaus von Brücker, Caroline Azar, Beverly Breckenridge, Laurel Pervis, Kate Ashley and Jena von Brücker
North of Vortex United Kingdom
Greece
Drama Stavros Zalmas, Valda Z. Drabla, Howard Napper and Kevin Graal (voice only)
Our Sons United States Drama Ann-Margret, Julie Andrews, Hugh Grant, Zeljko Ivanek, Tony Roberts, Hal England, Loyda Ramos, Annabelle Weenick, Lisa Blake Richards, Essex Smith, Frank Whiteman, Elizabeth Austin and George Whiteman Inspired by the 1987 documentary Too Little, Too Late by Micki Dickoff
Poison United States Drama Scott Renderer, James Lyons, Edith Meeks, Millie White, Buck Smith, Rob LaBelle, John Leguizamo (Credited as Damien Garcia), Anne Giotta, Lydia Lafleur, Ian Nemser, Evan Dunsky, Susan Gayle Norman, Marina Lutz, Barry Cassidy, Richard Anthony, Angela M. Schreiber, Justin Silverstein, Chris Singh, Edward Allen and Larry Maxwell Winner of the Teddy Award for best feature film at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.
Relax United Kingdom Short Philip Rosch, Timothy Keen, Grant Oatley and Joe Searby It won the Teddy Award in 1991 for Best Short.[4]
RSVP Canada Short Stewart Arnott, Ferne Downey, Gordon Jocelyn, London Juno, Daniel MacIvor, Ross Manson and Judith Orban
Salmonberries Germany Drama Oscar Kawagley, Rosel Zech, k.d. lang, Eugene Omiak, Wayne Waterman, Jane Lind, Chuck Connors, Alvira H. Downey, Wolfgang Steinberg, Christel Merian, George Barril and Gary Albers
The Silence of the Lambs United States Horror, crime Based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Harris
Villain is derogatory depiction of transgender woman
Soapdish United States Comedy
Vegas in Space United States Science fiction, comedy Doris Fish, Tippi, Miss X
Walking a Tightrope France Drama
Young Soul Rebels United Kingdom
France
Germany
Spain
Drama

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Absolutely Positive (1991) . moviefone.com . 21 August 2018.
  2. Jan Leofstreom
  3. "Meeting Two Queens": Feminist Film-Making, Identity Politics, and the Melodramatic Fantasy. Desjardins. Mary. Spring 1995. Film Quarterly. 10.2307/1213292. 48. 3. 26–33. 1213292.
  4. News: Warbler . Daniel . THE OUT TAKE: 10 FANTASTIC TEDDY AWARD-WINNING LGBT FILMS TO WATCH RIGHT NOW . https://web.archive.org/web/20180909221852/http://www.mtv.com/news/2772743/10-fantastic-teddy-award-winning-lgbt-films-to-watch-right-now/ . dead . September 9, 2018 . 9 September 2018 . mtv.com . 2 June 2014.