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Luca Guadagnino Slams Turkish ‘Queer’ Ban As “Obtuse Censorship”
After Mubi Fest Istanbul was canceled last minute over the governor's censorship of the film, 'Queer' director Luca Guadagnino spoke out.
Despite his latest film being censored, Luca Guadagnino remains cautiously optimistic about the power of filmmaking. Based on William S. Burroughs ’ 1985 book, Queer follows Lee ( Daniel Craig) after fleeing from a drug bust in New Orleans to 1940s Mexico City, where he becomes infatuated with Allerton ( Drew Starkey), a young discharged American Navy serviceman. “I wonder if they’ve seen the movie or if they are just judging it by the outline or, let’s say, the facetious stupidity of some journalist focusing on James Bond going gay,” the director mused.
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