i dunno if this'll contain a spoiler, so i checked the box just in case...
our professor in German cinema made as watch several DEFA films and some other contemporary German films, but i must admit that the one i liked most of all was Coming Out (with Goodbye, Lenin! following on a close second). as a rabid fan of yaoi/slash (hardeeharhar) movies and novels and whatnot, i was in great anticipation to see this film.
i was not disappointed. both of the men comprising the main pair were delicious to look at. i was just saddened by the female character, Tanja...but it was her fault that Phillip reverted to the gay world, anyway (aside from the fact that Matthias was better-looking than she was).
i dunno if i can give a very intelligent review, but i can sum up what i think with this; it wasn't ended fairly. i know that the open-endedness of it may be a slight hint that homosexual couples never work out in the long run, which i don't think was very fair. after finally admitting to himself what he was, Phillip was shunned by more people. he lost his wife, his job, etc. and i will hate that curly-headed student of his forever for stealing Matthias from him.
i loved it. it would definitely be worth watching, even outside of class.
our professor in German cinema made as watch several DEFA films and some other contemporary German films, but i must admit that the one i liked most of all was Coming Out (with Goodbye, Lenin! following on a close second). as a rabid fan of yaoi/slash (hardeeharhar) movies and novels and whatnot, i was in great anticipation to see this film.
i was not disappointed. both of the men comprising the main pair were delicious to look at. i was just saddened by the female character, Tanja...but it was her fault that Phillip reverted to the gay world, anyway (aside from the fact that Matthias was better-looking than she was).
i dunno if i can give a very intelligent review, but i can sum up what i think with this; it wasn't ended fairly. i know that the open-endedness of it may be a slight hint that homosexual couples never work out in the long run, which i don't think was very fair. after finally admitting to himself what he was, Phillip was shunned by more people. he lost his wife, his job, etc. and i will hate that curly-headed student of his forever for stealing Matthias from him.
i loved it. it would definitely be worth watching, even outside of class.