Diptych: The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name
2011 · 28 min · ★ 2.0 · Drama, Fantasy
Inspired by the famous gay Greek painter Giannis Tsarouhis' paintings, Diptych is a contemplation on male beauty, the impossibility of open gay love during many decades in Greek society and the pathos and sorrow of a sexual encounter.
Directed by Panagiotis Evangelidis · Written by Panagiotis Evangelidis
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