Queer (film) explained

Director:Luca Guadagnino
Screenplay:Justin Kuritzkes
Cinematography:Sayombhu Mukdeeprom
Editing:Marco Costa
Runtime:135 minutes
Language:English

Queer is an upcoming historical romance drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino from a screenplay by Justin Kuritzkes, based on the 1985 novel of the same name by William S. Burroughs. Set in 1940s Mexico City, the film follows an outcast American expat (Daniel Craig) who becomes infatuated with a younger man (Drew Starkey).

The film will premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, where it will be competing for the Golden Lion.[1]

Premise

Set in 1940s Mexico City, it follows Lee who, after fleeing from a drug bust in New Orleans, wanders around the city's clubs and becomes infatuated with drug user Allerton, a discharged American Navy serviceman.[2]

Cast

The film will also star: Omar Apollo, Michaël Borremans, Andra Ursuța, David Lowery, Lisandro Alonso, Ford Leland, Sean Cubito, Diego Benzoni, Radu Murarasu and Francesco Lupo Sturani in roles yet to be announced.

Production

Development

Guadagnino wanted to make an adaptation of William S. Burroughs' 1985 novel Queer since he read the book when he was 17. In April 2022 he mentioned the book to screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes while they were on set for their film Challengers (2024) in Boston.[3] Guadagnino bought Kuritzkes a copy, which he read and loved. Producer Lorenzo Mieli found the rights to the book, which they secured after a call with James Grauerholz, the literary executor of Burroughs' estate. Kuritzkes began writing the script while they were still working on Challengers.[3] Guadagnino described Queer as his most personal film and a tribute to the films of Powell and Pressburger, concretely The Red Shoes (1948), "I think they would appreciate the sex scenes in Queer, which are numerous and quite scandalous".

It was announced in December 2022 that Daniel Craig was in talks to star in the film.[4] In April 2023, Lesley Manville, Jason Schwartzman, and Henry Zaga were revealed to be in the cast.[2] Starkey was cast after an audition tape he had made for another project landed in front of Guadagnino, Guadagnino consulted Craig on his decision to cast Starkey, after watching the tape, Craig told Guadagnino: "That’s the guy".[5] In June 2024 it was reported directors, Ariel Schulman, Lisandro Alonso and David Lowery would be appearing on the film.

Filming

Principal photography began in Rome, Italy on April 29, 2023.[6] [2] The project was filmed at Cinecittà Studios. Additional scenes were shot in Quito, Ecuador, standing for Mexico City. Production wrapped on June 29, 2023.[7] [8] Jonathan Anderson, creative director of Loewe, served as costume designer, marking his second collaboration with Guadagnino following Challengers.[2] [9]

Post-production

The original cut submitted to and accepted by the Venice Film Festival was 185 minutes long before being cut down to its final length of 135 minutes.[10]

Release

In Feburary 2024, Variety reported that the film was expected to hit the festival circuit in late 2024.[11] [12] This was confirmed in July 2024, when it was announced that Queer would have it's world premire in-competition at the 81st Venice International Film Festival.[13] In August of 2024, the film was the first announced in the Spotlight Gala of the 62nd New York Film Festival.[14] Queer is also expected to be added to the lineup for the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival where it will have its North American premiere.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-07-09 . Biennale Cinema 2024 Queer . 2024-07-23 . La Biennale di Venezia . en.
  2. Web site: Vivarelli . Nick . 21 April 2023 . Drew Starkey to Star With Daniel Craig in Luca Guadagnino's 'Queer' With Filming Starting This Month in Italy (EXCLUSIVE) . 21 April 2023. . 21 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230421135520/https://variety.com/2023/film/global/daniel-craig-drew-starkey-luca-guadagnino-film-queer-1235538147/. live .
  3. Web site: Challengers è il nuovo film sul tennis di Luca Guadagnino: "I fischi ai miei film? La gente si offende troppo facilmente". Jacobbi. Paola. 22 March 2024. la Repubblica. it. 26 March 2024. subscription.
  4. Web site: D'Alessandro . Anthony . Kroll . Justin . 9 December 2022 . Luca Guadagnino-Directed Adaptation Of 'Queer' With Daniel Craig In Works . 2022-12-13 . . 13 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221213203646/https://deadline.com/2022/12/daniel-craig-luca-guadagnino-queer-1235194243/ . live .
  5. Web site: Cartter. Eileen . Is Outer Banks Star Drew Starkey Hollywood's Next Prestige Heartthrob?. February 29, 2024. GQ. https://archive.today/20240229144811/https://www.gq.com/story/drew-starkey-profile?utm_medium=social&mbid=social_twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=twitter&utm_brand=gq. February 29, 2024. March 26, 2024.
  6. Web site: Deon . Brynn . 2023-04-29 . Luca Guadagnino's 'Queer' Has Begun Filming . 2023-06-30 . Maxblizz . en-US.
  7. Web site: D'Alessandro . Anthony. 3 September 2023 . Lorenzo Mieli: How The Italian Producer Of Sofia Coppola's 'Priscilla', Luca Guadagnino's 'Queer' & HBO's 'My Brilliant Friend' Is Breaking Global Boundaries – Venice. 16 October 2023. . 3 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230903234409/https://deadline.com/2023/09/lorenzo-mieli-priscilla-producer-sofia-coppola-my-brilliant-friend-luca-guadagnino-1235534484/ . live .
  8. Jonathan Anderson. Jonathan Anderson (fashion designer). jonathan.anderson. CuFRNa4svGq/ . 29 June 2023 . Today we wrap. EN. 28 June 2024 . https://www.instagram.com/p/CuFRNa4svGq/. live.
  9. Web site: Cartner-Morley. Jess Cartner-Morley . Jess . 17 February 2023 . Fashion needs to step up as UK is 'in a paralysis', says Jonathan Anderson . 21 April 2023 . . live . 19 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230319060034/https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2023/feb/17/british-fashion-needs-to-say-something-says-designer-jonathan-anderson.
  10. Web site: Venice Film Festival's Artistic Director on the Boldest Films and Biggest Stars of This Year's Lineup. limited. August 15, 2024. Rebecca. Ford. Vanity Fair. August 16, 2024. There were three versions of the film. The first one was more than three hours long. The second one was two and one half. The final version is two hours and 15 minutes..
  11. Web site: Vivarelli . Nick . February 17, 2024 . New Italian Movies Set to Hit This Year's Festival Circuit . March 26, 2024. Variety. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20240627015111/https://variety.com/2024/film/global/italian-movies-festival-circuit-1235915121/. 27 June 2024.
  12. Web site: Josh O'Connor in Talks to Star in Luca Guadagnino's Gay Romance Film 'Separate Rooms' (EXCLUSIVE) . Vivarelli. Nick. 25 March 2024. Variety. en. 26 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240620175251/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/josh-oconnor-luca-guadagnino-separate-rooms-gay-romance-1235950925/. 20 June 2024.
  13. Web site: Venice Film Festival Reveals Lineup (Updating Live). Nick. Vivarelli. Ellise. Shafer. 23 July 2024. Variety. en. 23 July 2024.
  14. Web site: Queer . 2024-08-10 . Film at Lincoln Center . en.
  15. Web site: 2019-08-19 . Luca Guadagnino's ‘Queer' Will Screen at NYFF and TIFF . 2024-08-10 . World of Reel . en-US.

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