美少年之恋, 2 to 3 stars

美少年之恋https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOqkjWXh7Jo
director: Yang Fan *** for entertainment and visual interest.
** for storyline and general overall film quality - too many cliches, but overall has a rich package

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美少年の戀 Bishonen...
電影海報
基本資料
導演	楊凡
監製	張艾嘉
製片	鄧靜欣
編劇	楊凡
旁白	林青霞
統籌	王震球
主演	馮德倫 吳彥祖 舒淇
配樂作曲	鮑比達
攝影	鍾有添
剪輯	金馬
製片商	香港：花生映社有限公司 日本：JVC
片長	111分鐘
產地	香港
語言	粵語、華語
上映及發行
上映日期	1998年8月14日 東京 2000年3月18日  2001年3月8日
發行商	創造社 (香港)

《美少年の戀》（英文：Bishonen...）是一套1998年首映的香港劇情片，由楊凡執導，馮德倫、吳彥祖及舒淇等主演

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analysis of a film -
the making of a commercial film for entertainment and product; no pretension to be "high art, film d'auteur"
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Characters:
gd looking yg men, gay men, of various different family backgrd, gay bar, gay bar talks, gay clients, what the boys might run into, beating, jealousy, etc

interesting colorful settings
conservative middle class comfy home// bachelor boys home// modern contemporary star small apt// hk street scapes, all local scenes in Central//

why is shu qi in the film? her purpose is to bring in the tiny sketch/hardly a mark even, of "lesbian" sex/naughtiness - lesbian bars w non mainstream clients.  Shu Qi dressed up in male costume look.

the gay handsome guy goes up to her and said "want to fuck"  she says, "maybe, maybe"

the boss of the gay bar, the language he used is very interesting, very lively.

the mother of the young man (actually more like grandmother) crying in the bar asking the boy to come home and not do this...

love scenes of gay men

Is this a movie for gay audience?  yes, also for people who are general public.  It has enough novelty to reveal some "hidden" life styles that are not normally visible to non initiated people.

The tone of the film does not degrade any one, does not make fun of any group, does not make "voyeuristic" attraction for the viewers.  Over all a light cream puff of a film.  Interesting and entertaining.

some scenes are awkard in terms of story line.  But nobody cares, its not important, its slightly like a comic book.

film made for HK 1998, japan 2000 and 2001 in Germany?  so it had three rounds of release and is a success.