How much did I love this movie? So much. What a unique time, what a unique love. All through the movie all I could think about was 'Will anyone ever love me as much as these men loved each other?' Maybe not, but their story was nothing if not inspiring. I really liked how the movie followed such a clear time line, so many times in documentaries they jump from event to event, this felt very fluid and as if you were really experiencing their relationship as it unfolded, but the hindsight was nice too. Don seemed very child-like even in his old age, it was impossible to not love him, you immediately knew what Chris saw in him 30 years before and, most importantly, you knew how much he loved Chris. They seemed to live a charmed life of travel and leisure, it seemed so magical, so wonderful, you almost forgot the things that must have brought them together: the second world war, the changing atmosphere of Hollywood, their incredible age difference, and of course the taboo of homosexuality. Still, it seems uncanny.
I regret to say I've never read any of Chris Isherwood's work, but of course I love Cabaret. Everyone and their mother loves Cabaret. Sally Bowles was one of my all time favorite female characters since I was little, she had such spunk and sass, and I wished I could be that confident. She and Holly GoLightly, of course. Both great movies, both great books, both written by gay men. What-da-ya-know.
I had never seen any of Don Bachardy's work either, but my goodness, what a talent. I loved his use of colors for lighting and shadows, I mean wow. I've never seen anything like that, it made me want to take an art class! You just never know what a little hobby can turn into, I mean I wish I had that. And all his drawings of Chris as he was dying... just heartbreaking. Again, I wonder if I will ever find a love like that.
Y-E-S, you will!!! Say it over and over like a mantra, "I will find love like that. I will find love like that. I will find love like that. I will find love like that." Say it every time you look in the mirror, say it in your nightly prayers, say it first thing when you wake up in the morning and see the sun shining brightly... YES, YOU WILL FIND LOVE LIKE THAT!!!
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