List of LGBT-related films of 1993 explained

Films

TitleDirectorCountryGenreCastNotes
And the Band Played On United States Drama Based on non-fiction book of the same name by Randy Shilts
Anthem United States Short Bernard Branner, Brian Freeman, Jesse Harris, David Kirkland, Willi Ninja, Tim Riera, Marlon T. Riggs and The Bella Boys
Belle Netherlands Romance Wivineke van Groningen, Nelleke Zitman, Rosa Herzberg, Ulf-Maria Kuehne, Reinout Bussemaker, Do van Stek, Wim de Haas, Guusje van Tilborgh, Peter Noland, Corina Van Eijk, Rita Veth, Ilse Roest, Ilse Vocking, Coos van Eijk and Pamela Teves
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
United States
Drama Six short gay films about general aspects of gay life[1]
Blue United Kingdom Drama Jarman's final film; he died of AIDS-related complications four months after its release
Cap Tourmente Canada Drama
Desperate Remedies New Zealand Drama
Dönersen Islık Çal Turkey DramaDerya Alabora, Mevlüt Demiryay, Fikret Kuskan and Menderes Samancilar a.k.a. Whistle If You Come Back
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues United States Romance, comedy, drama Based on Robbins' novel of the same name
Farewell My Concubine China
Hong Kong
Romantic, drama Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li, Ge You, Lü Qi, Ying Da, Yidi, Zhi Yitong, Lei Han, Li Dan and Wu Dai-wai
Feed Them to the Cannibals! Australia Documentary History of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras[2]
Frank's Cock Canada Short
Gece, Melek ve Bizim Çocuklar Turkey Drama Derya Arbas, Deniz Türkali, Uzay Hepari, Deniz Atamtürk, Kaan Girgin, Mehmet Teoman, Mustafa Suphi, Candan Erçetin, Ceylan Çapli, Cengiz Sezici, Nurettin Sen, Ayten Uncuoglu, Bennu Yildirimlar, Serdar Bostanci (credited as Serdar Bordanaci) and Ceyhan Firat aka The Night, Angel and Our Children
Greetings from Out Here United States Documentary
Grief United States Comedy Craig Chester, Kent Fuher (also as Jackie Beat), Illeana Douglas, Alexis Arquette, Carlton Wilborn, Lucy Gutteridge, Robin Swid, William L. Rotko (credited as Bill Rotko), Shawn Hoffman, Frank Rehwaldt, Greg Bennett, Mickey Cottrell, Katherine Connella (credited as Catherine Connella), Mary Woronov and Mauri Bernstein
I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney United States Short, satire Affleck's directorial debut
Kika Spain
France
Drama, comedy Verónica Forqué, Peter Coyote, Victoria Abril, Àlex Casanovas (credited as Àlex Casanova), Rossy de Palma (credited as Rossy de Palma), Santiago Lajusticia, Anabel Alonso, Bibiana Fernández (credited as Bibí Andersen), Jesús Bonilla, Karra Elejalde, Manuel Bandera, Charo López, Francisca Caballero, Mónica Bardem, Joaquín Climent, Blanca Li and Claudia Aros
Last Call at Maud's Paris Poirier United States Documentary About Maud's, a San Francisco lesbian bar which closed in 1989 after 23 years in business[3]
Love and Human Remains Canada Drama Screenplay by Brad Fraser, based on his stage play Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love
M. Butterfly United States Romance, drama Screenplay by David Henry Hwang, based on his stage play of the same name
Mrs. Doubtfire United States Comedy Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein, Robert Prosky
One Nation Under God United States Documentary This film is about how lesbians and gay men try to become "ex-gay".[4]
Paris, France Canada Erotic drama
Philadelphia United States Drama
Germany Drama Wolfram Haack, Stefan Laarmann (credited as Stefan Laarmannn), Michael Stock, Andreas Stadler, Nils-Leevke Schmidt, Simone Spengler, Harry Baer, Alexander Schröder, Olivier Picot, Henry Fenrich, Dirk Ludigs, Stefan Bielefeld, Marius Zekri, Else Elsterhof and Susanne Held aka Prince in Hell
Sex Is... United States Documentary Interviews with 15 gay men, living in or near San Francisco.[5]
Canada Drama Marianne Coquelicot Mercier, Denis Mercier, Tobie Pelletier, Sylvie Drapeau, Luc Picard, Gilles Renaud and Jean-René Ouellet
United States Documentary Tom Joslin and Mark Massi It shared the 1993 Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival with the film .[6]
Six Degrees of Separation United States Drama, mystery Screenplay by John Guare, based on his stage play of the same name
Three of Hearts United States Romance, comedy William Baldwin, Kelly Lynch, Sherilyn Fenn, Joe Pantoliano, Cec Verrell, Claire Callaway, Marek Johnson, Monique Mannen, Timothy Stickney, Frank Ray Perilli, Tony Amendola, Keith MacKechnie, Ann Ryerson and Gloria Gifford
Todos a la cárcel Spain Comedy José Sazatornil, José Sacristán, Agustín González, Manuel Alexandre, Rafael Alonso, Inocencio Arias, José Luis Borau, Gaspar Cano, Luis Ciges, Joaquín Climent, Marta Fernández Muro. Juan Luis Galiardo, Antonio Gamero, Chus Lampreave and Eusebio Lázaro aka Everyone Off to Jail
Japan Romance, drama Yoshihiko Hakamada, Reiko Kataoka, Masashi Endô, Sumiyo Yamada, Kôji Satô, Bunmei Harada, Kôta Kusano, Yôichi Kawaguchi, Hiroshi Ohkôchi, Tarô Ishida and Wakaba Irie aka Hatachi No Binetsu
Totally Fucked Up United States Drama James Duval, Roko Belic, Susan Behshid, Jenee Gill, Gilbert Luna, Lance May, Alan Boyce, Craig Gilmore and Nicole Dillenberg
Verzaubert Germany Documentary Stories of 12 gay and lesbian survivors of the Holocaust and German Fascism
Taiwan
United States
Romance, comedy, drama
Wittgenstein Japan
United Kingdom
Drama Based on the life story of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein
Zero Patience United Kingdom
Canada
Musical John Robinson, Normand Fauteux, Dianne Heatherington, Richardo Keens-Douglas, Charlotte Boisjoli, Brenda Kamino, Michael Callen, Marla Lukofsky, Von Flores, Scott Hurst and Duncan McIntosh Examines and refutes the urban legend of the alleged introduction of HIV to North America by Gaëtan Dugas

Notes and References

  1. News: Szatmary . Peter . Boys' Shorts: The New Queer Cinema . 5 September 2018 . Houston Press . 2 December 1993.
  2. News: Harvey . Dennis . Feed Them to the Cannibals! . 6 September 2018 . Variety . 24 June 1993.
  3. Web site: Elley . Derek . Last Call at Maud's . 25 February 1993 . variety.com . 7 September 2018.
  4. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/one_nation_under_god/about.php Rotten Tomatoes synopsis of One Nation Under God
  5. News: Villasenor-ruiz . Joel . 'Sex Is...' Appealing . 9 September 2018 . . 17 February 1994.
  6. News: Ehrenstein . David . MOVIES : AIDS, Death and Videotape : 'Silverlake Life: The View From Here' is a first-person slice of HIV-positive life, a love story about a gay couple's final days together. 'Beyond AIDS,' says co-director Peter Friedman, 'there's a whole set of other issues the film deals with about gay relationships being . . .made invisible by society' . 11 September 2018 . Los Angeles Times . 14 March 1993.