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The Leather Boys is a brave and deliberately subtle film addressing issues of class, identity and, most directly, homosexuality, made at a time when being openly gay was still illegal under...
77% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 75% Audience Score 100+ Ratings Young, rebellious Englishwoman Dot (Rita Tushingham) escapes her dull family life by impulsively marrying bike mechanic Reggie (Colin ...
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Sidney J. Furie’s long-hard-to-find film has received a sparkling new transfer from its original 35mm negative on a region-free Blu-ray disc, co-presented by American Genre Film Archive and Shout! Factory. Cinematographer Gerald Gibb’s wide, single-camera Cinemascope photography practically glimmers in its original 2.35:1 aspect ratio, which Furie ...
This Blu-ray comes outfitted with a few worthwhile special features. Primary among these is an all-new commentary with Furie in conversation with Daniel Kremer, director and author of Sidney J. Furie: Life and Films. It’s a highly detailed and enjoyable track, though occasionally a bit frustrating, as the octogenarian Furie seems more interested in...
The Leather Boyshas endured as a key text in the emergent queer cinema thanks to its latent themes and largely empathetic view of same-sex desire.
The Leather Boys is a 1964 British drama film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Rita Tushingham, Colin Campbell and Dudley Sutton. The story is set in the very early 60s Ton-Up boys' era, just before the rocker subculture in London and features a gay motorcyclist.
The Leather Boys (Sidney J. Furie, 1964) is a moderately-interesting period piece notable in its day for the atypically frank treatment of homosexuality, which means a lot of innuendo, one spat epithet and a strange scene in a bar with two overbearing sailors.
May 20, 2019 · The story tells of a love triangle between a naïve working class lad, his brassy wife, and a friendly biker who comes to his aid. The excellent cast finds the vulnerability within their often abrasive characters.
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Feb 13, 2017 · The Leather Boys movie is loosely based on the mods and rockers of the Ace Cafe motorcycle scene back in the 60s. Its fast and fun so come check it out.
