LGBTQ+ Film Series

May 9, 2025 6:00pm

Contact: St. Bart's CentralSt. Bart's Central | 212-378-0222

Film professor and St. Bart's parishioner Anthony Perrotto hosts a bimonthly film series February 14-June 20, with an introduction, important insights, and commentary for each screening, all with LGBTQ+ themes.

Please enter through the Community House: 109 East 50th Street, between Lexington and Park Avenues.

March 28 at 6 pm:

The Wedding Banquet. A comedy by Ang Lee, Director of Brokeback Mountain. Simon and Wei-Tung are a gay couple living together in Manhattan. To defer the suspicions of Wei-Tung's parents, Simon suggests a marriage of convenience between Wei-Tung and Wei-Wei, an immigrant in need of a green card. When Wei-Tung's parents come to America for the wedding, they insist upon an elaborate banquet, resulting in several hilarious complications. However, don’t be put off by the story line. This not silly dromedy with over-acting sit-com actors. The story itself is really a drama told in a comical way.

April 11 at 6 pm:

The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960), starring Peter Finch and James Mason, won a BAFTA Award. The film portrays the life of Oscar Wilde, who was already a celebrated writer and celebrity when he met Oxford student Lord Alfred Douglas. Their friendship soon deepened into an infatuation, which provoked the ire of Douglas's father, the Marquess of Queensberry. After several failed attempts to publicly disgrace Wilde, Queensberry took legal action, leading to Wilde's infamous trials. The first trial ended in a hung jury, while the second resulted in a conviction and a sentence of two years of hard labor.

April 25 at 6 pm.

Querelle (1982), Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, featuring Jeanne Moreau, Franco Nero & Brad Davis. Querelle is the visionary’s final—and most daring—film. Set against the neon-lit docks of a dreamlike Brest, the story centers on the enigmatic sailor Georges Querelle (Brad Davis). From the moment he steps ashore, Querelle becomes the catalyst for a tempest of desire, betrayal, and violence. This film is an immersive experience. It remains one of cinema’s most visually striking—and uncompromising—masterpieces.

Upcoming dates:

May 9 at 6 pm.

MAKING LOVE is a 1982 American drama directed by Arthur Hiller and starring Kate Jackson, Harry Hamlin & Michael Ontkean. This is the story of a married man coming to terms with his homosexuality and the Love Triangle that develops between him, his wife and another man. Zack Elliot is a successful young oncologist & is married to Claire, an equally successful television network executive. Unknown to Claire, Zack has been struggling with feelings of attraction to men. He picks up men in his car and starts frequenting gay bars in West Hollywood. MAKING LOVE was the first mainstream Hollywood film drama to address the subject of coming out and the effect that being closeted has on a marriage.

May 23

June 6

June 20

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