List of LGBT-related films of 1996 explained

Films

TitleDirectorCountryGenreCastNotes
Achilles United Kingdom Short Derek Jacobi (Narrator), and voices of Simon Green, David Holt and Tim Morgan 11 min long animation.[1]
American Buffalo United Kingdom
United States
Drama Screenplay by David Mamet, based on his stage play of the same name
Army Daze Keng Sen Ong Singapore Comedy
Bambola Bigas Luna Spain Comedy, drama
Basquiat United States Biography, drama Biopic of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
Beautiful Thing United Kingdom Romance, comedy, drama Glen Berry, Scott Neal, Linda Henry, Ben Daniels, Tameka Empson, Jeillo Edwards, Anna Karen, Sophie Stanton, Julie Smith, Terry Duggan, Garry Cooper, Daniel Bowers, Meera Syal, Martin Walsh, Steven Martin, Andrew Fraser, John Savage, Ozdemir Mamodeally, John Benfield, Davyd Harries, Beth Goddard, Marlene Sidaway, Liane Ware, Catherine Sanderson and Dave Lynn Screenplay by Jonathan Harvey, based on his stage play of the same name
United States Comedy, drama Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria, Christine Baranski, Tom McGowan, Grant Heslov and Kirby Mitchell Remake of La Cage aux Folles
Body Without Soul Czech Republic Documentary a.k.a. Tělo bez duše
Bound United States Crime, dramaGina Gershon, Jennifer Tilly, Joe Pantoliano, Mary Mara, Susie Bright, Margaret Smith, Barry Kivel, Christopher Meloni, John Ryan, Peter Spellos, Ivan Kane, Kevin M. Richardson, Richard C. Sarafian and Gene Borkan
Boyfriends Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter United Kingdom Comedy
Bubbles Galore Cynthia Roberts Canada Comedy
Butch Camp United States Comedy Judy Tenuta, Paul Denniston, Jason Teresi, Jordan Roberts, Bill Ingraham, Jon Kimlicko, Eric Aviles, Alan Ball, Kate Barnett, Stephanine Ferrell, Chris Goldin, Richard Henzel, Joel Himelhoch, Adam Joyce and Amber J. Lawson
Camping Cosmos Belgium Comedy Jean-Henri Compère, Fanny Hanciaux, Lolo Ferrari, Jean-Paul Dermont, Noe Francq (credited as Noé Francq), Claude Semal, Noël Godin, Jacques Calonne, Arno Hintjens, Herman Brusselmans, Jan Decleir, Patricia Dollez, Sabrina Leurquin, Catherine Claeys and Isabelle Legros
Cosmos Canada Anthology Igor Ovadis Collection on six short films, all linked by a titular character played by Ovadis
Crash United Kingdom
Canada
Horror, drama James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Elias Koteas, Holly Hunter, Rosanna Arquette, Peter MacNeill, Judah Katz, Nicky Guadagni, Boyd Banks and David Cronenberg (voice)
United States Short, drama, romance Johanna Nemeth and Melissa Hellman
The Delta United States Drama Shayne Gray, Thang Chan, Rachel Zan Huss, Colonious David, Charles J. Ingram, Mai Ballard, Gene Crain, J.R. Crumpton, Richard Daggett, Melissa A. Dunn, Polly Edelstein, Ron Gephart, Patricia A. Gill, Erin Grills and Robert Hathaway
Different for Girls United Kingdom
France
Comedy
East Palace, West Palace China Drama Si Han, Hu Jun, Jing Ye and Wei Zhao a.k.a. Behind the Forbidden City and Behind the Palace Gates
The Escort Canada Comedy Paul-Antoine Taillefer, Eric Cabana, Robin Aubert, Marie-Claude Lefebvre, Patrice Coquereau, Jasmin Roy, Louise Laprade, Bernadette Li, David Savard, Félix Aubert-Surprenant, Benoît Ethier, François Tardif, Mario Thibeault, Denis Langlois and Karim Toupin-Chaieb a.k.a. L'escorte
Fire India
Canada
Drama Nandita Das, Shabana Azmi, Karishma Jhalani, Ramanjit Kaur, Dilip Mehta, Javed Jaffrey, Vinay Pathak, Kushal Rekhi, Ranjit Chowdhry, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Alice Poon, Ram Gopal Bajaj, Ravinder Happy, Devyani Saltzman, Sunil Chabra, Avijit Dutt, Shasea Bahadur, Meher Chand, Bahadur Chand, Kabir Chowdhury and Laurence Côte
Flirting with Disaster United States Black Comedy Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni, Alan Alda, Mary Tyler Moore
Foxfire Annette Haywood-Carter United States Drama Angelina Jolie, Hedy Burress, Jenny Lewis, Jenny Shimizu, Peter Facinelli
Freeway United States Dark Comedy, Crime
Flow United States
Canada
Drama Francis Acquas, Mark Bringelson, Ray Chang, BP Cheng, Lela Lee, Jeremy Maxwell (credited as Jeremy Maxwell Kramer), Tedd Szeto and Paulino Tamayo
Get on the Bus United States Drama
Green Plaid Shirt United States Drama, romance Gregory Phelan, Kevin Spirtas, Richard Israel, Russell Scott Lewis, Crystal Jackson, Jonathan Klein, Tony Campisi, Sierra Pecheur, William Wesley, Justin Ross, Richard Miro (credited as Richard Ortega Miro), Ric Coy, Michael Latimer, Jeffrey Rockwell and Heather Finnegan It was the closing night film at the Palm Springs Film Festival[2]
Hollow Reed United Kingdom
Germany
Spain
Drama
Hustler White Germany
Canada
Romance, drama
Indian Summer United Kingdom Comedy, drama Jason Flemyng, Antony Sher, Bill Nighy, Diane Parish, Dorothy Tutin, Anthony Higgins, Philip Voss, Aiden Waters, Natalie Roles, Freddy Douglas, Kenneth Tharp, Michael Keegan-Dolan, Ruth Lass, Linda Bassett and Hilary Reynolds
I Shot Andy Warhol United States
United Kingdom
Biography, drama Based on the life of Valerie Solanas and her relationship with Andy Warhol
Istanbul Beneath My Wings Turkey Drama, romance, adventure Ege Aydan, Okan Bayülgen, Beatriz Rico, Burak Sergen, Savaş Ay, Zuhal Olcay, Haluk Bilginer, Tuncel Kurtiz, Giovanni Scognamillo, Berke Hürcan, Akasya Asıltürkmen and Cüneyt Çalışkur
It's My Party United States Drama Based on the death of architect/designer Harry Stein, who was Kleiser's ex-lover
Jim Loves Jack Canada Documentary Jim Egan and John Norris "Jack" Nesbit Same-sex couple who were at the centre of the landmark Supreme Court of Canada case.[3]
johns United States Drama
Canada
United States
Comedy
Killer Condom Martin Walz Germany
Switzerland
Romance, comedy, horror Udo Samel, Peter Lohmeyer, Iris Berben, Leonard Lansink as Babette (Bob Miller) Marc Richter, Evelyn Künneke (credited as Evelyn Künnecke), Hella von Sinnen, Heribert Sasse, Meret Becker, Gerd Wameling, Henning Schlüter, Ron Williams, Otto Sander, Monika Hansen and Gode Benedix a.k.a. Kondom des Grauens (Translates as Condom of Horror)
Les PuceauxFrance Short, erotic a.k.a. Scènes de lit. Les Puceaux
Life and Death on the A-list United States Documentary Follows actor Tom McBride in the final months of his life.[4]
Lilies Canada Romance, drama Co-written by Michel Marc Bouchard, based on his stage play of the same name
Love and Other Catastrophes Australia Romance, comedy, drama Matt Day, Matthew Dyktynski, Alice Garner, Frances O'Connor, Radha Mitchell, Suzi Dougherty, Kim Gyngell, Suzanne Dowling, Torquil Neilson, Christine Stephen-Daly, Dominic McDonald, Alvin Chong, Myles Collins, Antony Neate and Brigid Kelly
Mum's the Word (Maman et Ève) Canada Documentary Won the Genie Award for Best Short Documentary Film at the 17th Genie Awards.[5]
Must Be the Music Spain Drama, short
My Night with Reg United Kingdom Drama Screenplay by Kevin Elyot, based on his stage play of the same name
Not Love, Just Frenzy Spain Comedy, drama, thriller a.k.a. Más que amor, frenesí
Monte Bramer United States Documentary Sundance Film Festival winner Best Documentary
Pédale douce France Comedy
The People vs. Larry Flynt United States Biography, drama Depicts the life of Flynt from 1952 to 1987
Red Ribbon Blues United States Comedy, drama
Regular Guys Germany Romance, comedy Christoph M. Ohrt, Carin C. Tietze, Tim Bergmann, Oliver Stokowski, Rudolf Kowalski, Dieter Brandecker, Daniela Ziegler, Ina Weisse, Andreas Pietschmann, Heinz-Werner Kraehkamp, Edgar M. Böhlke (credited as Edgar M. Boehlke), Antonio Putignano, Martin Ankermann, Karina Marmann and Philipp Seiser a.k.a. Echte Kerle
Sacred Silence Italy Drama Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Emanuele Gargiulo, Rosaria De Cicco, Teresa Saponangelo and Tonino Taiuti a.k.a. Pianese Nunzio, 14 anni a Maggio (Pianese Nunzio, 14 in May)
Set It Off United States Action, crime, drama
Sling Blade United States Drama
Skin & Bone United States Comedy B. Wyatt, Alan Boyce, Nicole Dillenberg, Garret Scullin, Chad Kula, Susannah Melvoin, Clark Heathcliff Brolly (credited as Clark Heathcliffe Brolly), Gregory Sporleder, Richard Mitrani, Chris Wetzel, Michael Nehring, Michael Haynes, Greg Jackson, Chris Reahm and Andrea Beane
France Short
Tender Fictions United States Documentary It was screened at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. It also played at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Ann Arbor Film Festival, the Charlotte Film and Video Festival and the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival.
The Toilers and the Wayfarers United States Drama Matt Klemp, Ralf Schirg, Andrew Woodhouse, Jerome Samuels, Michael Glen, Ralph Jacobus, Douglas Blacks, Anthony C. Paul, Johanna Stucki, Alex Cole and Michael A. Sward
United States Documentary, drama First feature film to be directed by a black lesbian

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barry Purves - 1996 - Achilles . 14 October 2018 . 9 April 2013.
  2. Web site: Richard Natale, author of Love on the Jersey Shore Bold Strokes Books . Bold Strokes Books . boldstrokesbooks.com . 21 October 2018.
  3. "Canada's pioneer gay activist subject of new TV documentary". Victoria Times-Colonist, January 6, 1996.
  4. Book: Wall, C. Edward. Media review digest. 28. 1998. Pierian Press. 0-87650-353-9. The program profiles Tom McBride, a former model and Marlboro man, who died of AIDS-related brain disease. ....
  5. "1996 Genie Award winners". Toronto Star, December 1, 1996.