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Cut Sleeve Boys (2006)
Highly recommended movie
This review is from the point of view of a 30 something Chinese gay man, who grew up in Australia. Naturally certain scenes from the film resonated pretty loudly with my own experiences. As well, certain references, like those old songs ( from my parents' era), definitely added a touch of "something".... makes it feel closer somehow.
The story is simple enough. A friend's sudden unexpected death is the starting point of this film. At the funeral, various characters are introduced. Ash is the handsome hunky type who thinks still thinks he is young and gorgeous and does not want to be tied down. Mel is the incredibly campy sort, who dreams of finding the true all-male man.
An opportunity for love (Todd) appears for Ash, but it was not taken. By the time he realised his mistake, it was a bit too late. Mel thought he could find true love by cross dressing.. but things did not work out quite as he was hoping. All this may sound like a bit of a tragedy, but the journey is actually pretty hilarious. This is a gorgeously campy film, and highly recommended.