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Bent
- Director: Sean Mathias
- Writer: Martin Sherman
- Producer: Hisami Kuroiwa; Dixie Linder
CGiii Comment
Definitely important - but, the film does not have a sliver of the stage play's impact.
Pity.
This should not have been an arthouse project. Mathias is a heavyweight in the theatre - this marked the beginning and the end of his film career. Some directors cannot transfer their skills to the screen - a prime example.
Eagerly anticipated, massively disappointing.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Max is gay and as such is sent to Dachau concentration camp under the Nazi regime. He tries to deny he is gay and gets a yellow label (the one for Jews) instead of pink (the one for gays). In camp he falls in love with his fellow prisoner Horst, who wears his pink label with pride.
Cast & Characters
Clive Owen as Max;
Lothaire Bluteau as Horst;
Ian McKellen as Uncle Freddie;
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Wolf;
Mick Jagger as Greta / George;
Brian Webber as Rudy;
Jude Law as Stormtrooper;
Gresby Nash as Waiter;
Suzanne Bertish as Half-woman, half-man;
David Meyer as Gestapo man;
Stefan Marling as SS Captain;
Richard Laing as SS guard;
Crispian Belfrage as SS guard;
Johanna Kirby as Muttering woman;
David Phelan as Fluff in park