I want to podcast with you. Without speaking. On this episode of Deep Cut Upkeep we step into 1950s Mexico City and dive into the lush world of Luca Guadagnino’s Queer. Wilson expands more on his love for the film and why it topped his 2024 film list. Eli talks about the narrative constraints of this (bio)pic about William S. Burroughs. Ben draws links between Queer and Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. Together, we talk about performance, Guadagnino’s eye for style, debate that Ayahuasca sequence, and end the episode with a quick round of Luca Guadagnino power rankings.
Links:
Natalie’s letterboxd review of Queer
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:50 General reactions
08:26 Spoiler warning
09:31 Production context
12:50 Narrative structure
16:30 Craig's performance as Lee
19:12 Blocking and eyelines
21:03 First meeting between Lee and Allerton
25:09 Act 2
27:35 Yagé
29:28 The relationship
36:40 Comparison with In The Mood for Love
40:32 The trip
47:15 The ending
50:55 Comparison to other Guadagnino
58:33 Outro