Recensione in un tweet: A Very English Scandal
Descrizione:
Membro della Camera dei Comuni a partire dal 1959, Jeremy Thorpe fu il leader del Partito Liberale fra il 1967 e il 1976. La sua brillante carriera politica subì una pesante battuta d’arresto quando venne alla luce la sua relazione omosessuale con Norman Scott. A quei tempi l’omosessualità era illegale in Inghilterra, e Thorpe fu investito da uno scandalo che finì per trasformarsi in un processo per istigazione all’omicidio.
Il poster:
Le citazioni:
“Sarei molto, molto, molto deluso, e anche il mio levriero lo sarebbe.”
– Accidenti, non credo questa parola sia mai stata detta prima tra queste mura.
– Non in questo contesto. Mia moglie insiste che gay vuol dire gaio.
– Penso che abbia assolutamente ragione.
– E intendo essere molto gaio, moltissime volte nella mia vita. E moltissimo con lui. Molto, molto, molto molto.
– Attento, ora. Sii discreto. Non credo che per un ragazzo valga la pena di finire in prigione.
Il trailer in lingua originale:
In italiano, dal sito Fox Italia
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La scheda IMDB:
| A Very English Scandal (2018) | |
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Rating: 7.7/10 (14,263 votes) Director: Stephen Frears Writer: Russell T. Davies (adaptation), John Preston (book) Stars: Patricia Hodge, Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw Runtime: 2 min Rated: TV-14 Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime Released: 29 Jun 2018 |
| Plot: What is known as the Thorpe affair, centered on the at the time clandestine homosexual affair between Liberal MP and later Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe and stable boy Norman Scott, that affair when sodomy was still illegal in Britain, is the main feature of the story presented. The story culminates in 1979 with Jeremy put on trial for conspiracy and incitement to murder, the attempt on Norman's life all in an effort to rid him from Jeremy's life in his aspiration to become British Prime Minister at whatever cost, part of that cost being to remain in the closet despite having men on the side throughout his adult life. The imbalance between Jeremy and Norman both during their relationship and in their adversarial battle after the end of that relationship is also shown, older, ambitious Jeremy, from a proper English background, part of the establishment, and younger Norman, from the disadvantaged class, he who also suffered from clinical psychological issues, having nothing to lose in not being afraid to be loud and queer regardless of what the general public thought of him. Much of that struggle was Norman's simple want for a replacement National Insurance card to be able to work and receive benefits, his original card which he "lost" in a measure to protect Jeremy from potentially being outed. | |
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