A HISTORY WITHOUT IMPORTANCE (Une histoire sans importance) (1980) (France) (Jacques Duron) (Language: French) (With English .srt subtitle file)
.With a hint of 'Film Noir' a surprising exploration of the evolution of the homosexuality of two adolescent boys . ..
In 1980 Jacques Duron produced this short (44 minutes) black and white film and presented French cinema a recording of the dynamics of two young boys coming of age as homosexuals.
Duron captured the metamorphosis of Philippe and Claude into sexual 'adulthood' from the cocoon of their boyhood friendship.
Philippe's recognition of his homosexuality and the blossoming of his passionate love for his boyhood friend Claude becomes an emotional obsession immersed in unrequited love and the futile longing for the tenderness that is not to be.
After toying with each others desires in an afternoon cafe there is a brief moment and a clue to be seen of Claude's journey as the two young boys are about to leave that cafe. Prior to leaving the cafe watch for Claude's reaction to the man on the street. That is a clue to Claude's divergent emotional and sexual journey which becomes distinctly evident in the climactic scene of the film.
FILM INFORMATION: 'A History Without Importance'.
Web: Additional Cast, Details and Bios at IMDb
Director: Jacques Duron
Writer: Jacques Duron (writer)
Cast: Full Cast and Crew
Genre: Drama | Short
Awards: n/a
Runtime: 44 min
Spoken Language: French
Subtitle Files: English Subtitles .srt.
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FILM CLIP: 'A History Without Importance'
DOWNLOAD & EXTRACT FILM FILES: 'A History Without Importance'Method 1.) File Self Extraction (PC) Download files into the same folder. File 1 has an 'exe' extension. Click on the 'xxx.part01.exe' file and the film file will self extract into the same folder. On a Mac you will need a Command Line Archiver like rar for Mac OS X'
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English Subtitle File: English srt subtitle file
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PRECIOUS MOMENTS (Fremragende timer) (Short) (2003) (Norway) (Lars Daniel Krutzkoff Jacobsen) (Jan Dalchow) (Lang. Norwegian) (English .srt sub file)
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". . . but I do know,
we had precious
moments together . ."
A controversial film about the age of consent.
This short film is a move towards the mainstream for Norway’s arguably only bona fide underground film maker, Lars Daniel Krutzkoff Jacobsen.
”Precious Moments” is based on a 1997 trial, when a man in his thirties was convicted of having sex with a 15 year old boy. In Norway, the age of consent is 16. “The boy had replied to a personal ad the man had submitted in a newspaper, and they met for sex. Voluntarily, of course, for both parties.
The man was convicted and sentenced to 60 days in jail and 2 years probation. Another interesting point is that the boy was 15 years and ten months old, or in other words 56 days too young,” says the director, Krutzkoff Jacobsen. ”I’m not saying everything that happened was all that ’precious,’ but I can’t help wondering what the hue and cry is all about.”
The controversial director thinks artists should explore both society’s and the individual’s most tender spots.
He has made seven trashfilms, and his debut, ”Pudding” is recognized both as Norway’s first gay and first trashfilm.
Film Information: 'Precious Moments'
Web: Additional Details at IMDb
Directors: Lars Daniel Krutzkoff Jacobsen & Jan Dalchow
Writers: Lars Daniel Krutzkoff Jacobsen & Jan Dalchow
Cast: Full Cast and Crew
Genre: Short | Drama
Awards: 1 win
Runtime: 17 min
Spoken Language: Norwegian
Subtitles: English .SRT Subtitle File
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Film Clip: 'Precious Moments'
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Download & Extract Film Files: 'Precious Moments'
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| Method 1.) File Self Extraction. (For PC) Download files into the same folder. then click on the 'xxxx.part01.exe' file and the film will self extract. (For Mac) You will need a Command Line Archiver like Rar for Mac OS X' |
| Precious Moments.part01.exe |
| Precious Moments.part02.rar |
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Subtitles: English .SRT Subtitle File
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Bravo to the students of USC for this
incredibly well done 5 minute short !
The Hustle . . Naivete . . Confusion . .
" Teenage Derik escapes his town for LA in search of something.
Lost in the city maze and seduced by a hustler . . . he finds himself"
This was an original short film project at USC (University of Southern California), which required student partners to creatively collaborate in making a non-dialogue short film at exactly 5:30 or under. In order to preserve the spontaneity of the moment essential to this story, the two leads were kept from meeting or rehearsing together until the camera was rolling.
In L.A., Derik discovers the open city lifestyle along with its dark underside. When a hustler seduces Derik, he gets fleeced. But when the pimp blows their cover, Derik desperately searches for his wallet, finds it, and escapes their web. He jumps onto a subway, and discovers that the hustler spared him his cash: he remembers the passionate kiss. Derik returns home with a clearer understanding of his own feelings and the self-confidence of a stronger individual.
Director: Michael Tringe
Genre: Short | Drama
Runtime: 6 min
Spoken Language: English
| Actor Dustin Varpness D.T. Matias Matt Ryan | Role Derek Hustler Scam Man |
WATCH THE ENTIRE SHORT HERE: 'Dirty Love'
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HISTORIA DE UN LETRERO (THE STORY OF A SIGN) (Short) (2007) (Mexico) (Alonso Alvarez Barreda) (Language: Spanish subtitled in English)
Cannes 2008: The Fourth Annual Short Film Online Competition. The NFB, in association with the Cannes Short Film Corner, is proud to announce that the winner of the NFB Online Competition Cannes 2008 is Alonso Alvarez Barreda for his short film Historia de un Letrero (The Story of a Sign) produced in Mexico/U.S.A. Director Alonso Alvarez Barreda, Running Time 4:50, Year: 2007, Country: Mexico/ U.S.A, Category: Short Film. With a stroke of the pen, a stranger transforms the afternoon for another man in this emotionally stirring short film by Alonso Alvarez. Alonso Alvarez Barreda was born in Mexico City in 1984. He met Alejandro Monteverde, who was still in film school, and since then Alejandro became his friend and mentor. Alonso wrote, produced and directed his first short film, called El Algodonero. His second short film, Historia de un Letrero, was named best short film in the Festival Internacional de Cine en Corto and also won the Hispanoamerican jury award in the Shorts Film Festival in Mexico City. It has also been an official selection at the San Diego Latino Film Festival and the Cine Festival in San Antonio, Texas, Shorts Film Festival Monterrey and Morelos, and in the Short Film Corner in Cannes. Currently, Historia de un Letrero is part of the regular programming on National TV in Mexico. Alonso lives in Los Angeles.
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