Underplayed Gems

Super 8½ (1993)

Super 8½ poster
Directed by
Bruce LaBruce
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Germany, Canada
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A porn director who is struggling teams up with a lesbian filmmaker. She uses him to advance her own movie project.

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What happens

Super 81⁄2 is a 1994 satirical drama film written and directed by Bruce La Bruce. The film is about a failing pornographic film director who enters into a partnership with a lesbian filmmaker. It becomes clear that she has her own agenda and is exploiting him to help her succeed in her own project. The film premiered at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival and was shown in the midnight series at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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