William Wyler

Films byTexts by William Wyler

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23.06.2021

Last week, Hungary’s parliament passed a bill for the supposed protection of minors against the “promotion of homosexuality”. Following these worrying reports of censorship, Sabzian would like to highlight some important films where homosexual or queer relationships take centre stage.

FILM

The Children’s Hour

William Wyler, 1961, 108’

“Emblematic of Hollywood’s output of films dealing with the nation’s emerging gender problematic was United Artist’s realease of The Children’s Hour as the year came to a close.

FILM

The Best Years of Our Lives

William Wyler, 1946, 170’

“This is the only thing I’ve ever seen where the picture started and three minutes later I was dissolved in tears, and I cried for two hours plus after that. That was the opening sequence in The Best Years of Our Lives.