When it comes to cinema, the 21st century is the queerest yet. Though LGBTQ+ identities have been captured onscreen since the early 20th century, filmmakers often had to resort to subtext and symbolism to float queer ideas to the hetronormative masses. Though exceptions like Richard Oswald’s Different from the Others have existed since 1919, overt portrayals of queerness were often met with widespread backlash from a prejudiced society. In the modern era, queer cinema has never been more outspoken, and as a result, it’s never been better. Prepare to bask in cinematic glory; these are the 10 best queer movies of the 21st century.
Portrait of a Lady On Fire
(Pyramide Films)A masterclass on the cinematic power of the female gaze, Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire is the story of a painter named Marianne, who is hired to paint the portrait of a soon-to-be-married noblewoman called Héloïse. Secluded and left to stare at one another for hours on end, the boundaries between the painter and the painted’s observed/observer relationship begin to blur. Who would have guessed that immortalizing another human on canvas would be such a romantic process? So romantic, in fact, that Héloïse and Marianne are willing to risk their 18th-century reputations to spend a few moments in each other’s arms. Portrait of a Lady on Fire is a slow-burning elegy for every sapphic romance in history that never got to bloom, every love affair that never took root because society wouldn’t have allowed it. Héloïse and Marianne’s love burns all too briefly, but that’s why it shines so bright.
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