List of LGBT-related films of 1993

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This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related filmsreleased in 1993. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.

Films

TitleDirectorCountryGenreCastNotes
And the Band Played On Roger Spottiswoode United StatesDrama Matthew Modine, Alan Alda, Ian McKellen, Glenne Headly, Richard Masur, Saul Rubinek, Lily Tomlin, Jeffrey Nordling, Donal Logue, B. D. Wong, Patrick Bauchau, Nathalie Baye, Phil Collins, Steve Martin, Richard Gere, David Marshall Grant, Ronald Guttman, Anjelica Huston, Ken Jenkins, Richard Jenkins, Tchéky Karyo, Peter McRobbie, Charles Martin Smith, Christian Clemenson, Rosemary Murphy, Stephen Spinella, David Clennon, Swoosie Kurtz and Lawrence Monoson Based on non-fiction book of the same name by Randy Shilts
Anthem Marlon Riggs United StatesShortBernard Branner, Brian Freeman, Jesse Harris, David Kirkland, Willi Ninja, Tim Riera, Marlon T. Riggs and The Bella Boys
Belle Irma Achten NetherlandsRomanceWivineke van Groningen, Nelleke Zitman, Rosa Herzberg, Ulf-Maria Kuehne, Reinout Bussemaker, Do van Stek, Wim de Haas, Guusje van Tilborgh, Peter Noland, Corina Van Eijk, Rita Veth, Ilse Roest, Ilse Vocking, Coos van Eijk and Pamela Teves
Boys' Shorts: The New Queer Cinema Mark Christopher , Stephen Cummins, Laurie Lynd, Michael Mayson, Chris Newby, Marlon Riggs United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
United States
DramaSix short gay films about general aspects of gay life [1]
Blue Derek Jarman United KingdomDramaJohn Quentin, Nigel Terry, Derek Jarman and Tilda Swinton Jarman's final film; he died of AIDS-related complications four months after its release
Cap Tourmente Michel Langlois CanadaDrama Roy Dupuis, Élise Guilbault
Desperate Remedies Stewart Main , Peter Wells New ZealandDrama Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Kevin Smith, Lisa Chappell, Cliff Curtis, Michael Hurst, Kiri Mills, Bridget Armstrong, Timothy Raby, Helen Steemson and Geeling Ng
Dönersen Islık Çal Orhan Oğuz TurkeyDrama Derya Alabora, Mevlüt Demiryay, Fikret Kuskan and Menderes Samancilara.k.a. Whistle If You Come Back
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Gus Van Sant United StatesRomance, comedy, drama Tom Robbins (narrator), Uma Thurman, Treva Jeffryes, Lorraine Bracco, Angie Dickinson, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Keanu Reeves, John Hurt, Rain Phoenix, Roseanne Arnold, Ed Begley Jr., Crispin Glover, Buck Henry, Carol Kane, Sean Young, Victoria Williams, Grace Zabriskie, Ken Kesey, Heather Graham, Udo Kier, Lin Shaye, William Burroughs, Edward James Olmos and River Phoenix Based on Robbins' novel of the same name
Farewell My Concubine Kaige Chen China
Hong Kong
Romantic, drama Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li, Ge You, Lü Qi, Ying Da, Yidi, Zhi Yitong, Lei Han, Li Dan and Wu Dai-wai
Feed Them to the Cannibals! Fiona Cunningham-Reid AustraliaDocumentaryHistory of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras [2]
Frank's Cock Mike Hoolboom CanadaShort Callum Keith Rennie
Gece, Melek ve Bizim Çocuklar Atıf Yılmaz TurkeyDrama Derya Arbas, Deniz Türkali, Uzay Hepari, Deniz Atamtürk, Kaan Girgin, Mehmet Teoman, Mustafa Suphi, Candan Erçetin, Ceylan Çapli, Cengiz Sezici, Nurettin Sen, Ayten Uncuoglu, Bennu Yildirimlar, Serdar Bostanci (credited as Serdar Bordanaci) and Ceyhan Firataka The Night, Angel and Our Children
Greetings from Out Here Ellen Spiro United StatesDocumentary
Grief Richard Glatzer United StatesComedy Craig Chester, Kent Fuher (also as Jackie Beat), Illeana Douglas, Alexis Arquette, Carlton Wilborn, Lucy Gutteridge, Robin Swid, William L. Rotko (credited as Bill Rotko), Shawn Hoffman, Frank Rehwaldt, Greg Bennett, Mickey Cottrell, Katherine Connella (credited as Catherine Connella), Mary Woronov and Mauri Bernstein
I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney Ben Affleck United StatesShort, satire Jay Lacopo, Karla Montana Affleck's directorial debut
Kika Pedro Almodóvar Spain
France
Drama, comedy Verónica Forqué, Peter Coyote, Victoria Abril, Àlex Casanovas (credited as Àlex Casanova), Rossy de Palma (credited as Rossy de Palma), Santiago Lajusticia, Anabel Alonso, Bibiana Fernández (credited as Bibí Andersen), Jesús Bonilla, Karra Elejalde, Manuel Bandera, Charo López, Francisca Caballero, Mónica Bardem, Joaquín Climent, Blanca Li and Claudia Aros
Last Call at Maud's Paris PoirierUnited StatesDocumentary Rikki Streicher, Gwenn Craig, Jo Daly, Sally Gearhart, Judy Grahn, Joann Shirley, Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon About Maud's, a San Francisco lesbian bar which closed in 1989 after 23 years in business [3]
Love and Human Remains Denys Arcand CanadaDrama Thomas Gibson, Ruth Marshall, Cameron Bancroft, Mia Kirshner, Joanne Vannicola, Matthew Ferguson and Aidan Devine Screenplay by Brad Fraser, based on his stage play Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love
M. Butterfly David Cronenberg United StatesRomance, drama Jeremy Irons, John Lone, Barbara Sukowa Screenplay by David Henry Hwang, based on his stage play of the same name
Mrs. Doubtfire Chris Columbus United StatesComedy Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein, Robert Prosky
One Nation Under God Teodoro Maniaci , Francine Rzeznik United StatesDocumentaryThis film is about how lesbians and gay men try to become "ex-gay". [4]
Paris, France Jerry Ciccoritti CanadaErotic drama Leslie Hope, Peter Outerbridge, Dan Lett
Philadelphia Jonathan Demme United StatesDrama Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Antonio Banderas, Joanne Woodward, Robert W. Castle, Ann Dowd, Charles Napier, Roberta Maxwell, Karen Finley, Robert Ridgely, Bradley Whitford, Ron Vawter and Anna Deavere Smith
Prinz in Hölleland Michael Stock GermanyDramaWolfram Haack, Stefan Laarmann (credited as Stefan Laarmannn), Michael Stock, Andreas Stadler, Nils-Leevke Schmidt, Simone Spengler, Harry Baer, Alexander Schröder, Olivier Picot, Henry Fenrich, Dirk Ludigs, Stefan Bielefeld, Marius Zekri, Else Elsterhof and Susanne Heldaka Prince in Hell
Sex Is... Marc Huestis United StatesDocumentaryInterviews with 15 gay men, living in or near San Francisco. [5]
The Sex of the Stars Paule Baillargeon CanadaDramaMarianne Coquelicot Mercier, Denis Mercier, Tobie Pelletier, Sylvie Drapeau, Luc Picard, Gilles Renaud and Jean-René Ouellet
Silverlake Life: The View from Here Peter Friedman , Tom Joslin United StatesDocumentaryTom Joslin and Mark MassiIt shared the 1993 Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival with the film Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family . [6]
Six Degrees of Separation Fred Schepisi United StatesDrama, mystery Stockard Channing, Will Smith, Donald Sutherland, Ian McKellen, Mary Beth Hurt, Heather Graham, Bruce Davison, Richard Masur, Anthony Michael Hall, Eric Thal, Anthony Rapp, Oz Perkins (credited as Osgood Perkins II), Catherine Kellner, J. J. Abrams (credited as Jeffrey Abrams) and Kitty Carlisle Screenplay by John Guare, based on his stage play of the same name
Three of Hearts Yurek Bogayevicz United StatesRomance, comedy William Baldwin, Kelly Lynch, Sherilyn Fenn, Joe Pantoliano, Cec Verrell, Claire Callaway, Marek Johnson, Monique Mannen, Timothy Stickney, Frank Ray Perilli, Tony Amendola, Keith MacKechnie, Ann Ryerson and Gloria Gifford
Todos a la cárcel Luis García Berlanga SpainComedy José Sazatornil, José Sacristán, Agustín González, Manuel Alexandre, Rafael Alonso, Inocencio Arias, José Luis Borau, Gaspar Cano, Luis Ciges, Joaquín Climent, Marta Fernández Muro. Juan Luis Galiardo, Antonio Gamero, Chus Lampreave and Eusebio Lázaroaka Everyone Off to Jail
A Touch of Fever Ryōsuke Hashiguchi JapanRomance, drama Yoshihiko Hakamada, Reiko Kataoka, Masashi Endô, Sumiyo Yamada, Kôji Satô, Bunmei Harada, Kôta Kusano, Yôichi Kawaguchi, Hiroshi Ohkôchi, Tarô Ishida and Wakaba Irieaka Hatachi No Binetsu
Totally Fucked Up Gregg Araki United StatesDrama James Duval, Roko Belic, Susan Behshid, Jenee Gill, Gilbert Luna, Lance May, Alan Boyce, Craig Gilmore and Nicole Dillenberg
Verzaubert Jörg Fockele , Jens Golombek, Dirk Hauska, Sylke Jehna, Claudia Kaltenbach, Ulrich Prehn, Johanna Reutter, Katrin Schmersahl, Dorothee Van Diepenbroick GermanyDocumentaryStories of 12 gay and lesbian survivors of the Holocaust and German Fascism
The Wedding Banquet Ang Lee Taiwan
United States
Romance, comedy, drama Winston Chao, Gua Ah-leh, Sihung Lung, May Chin, Mitchell Lichtenstein, Vanessa Yang, Dion Birney, Jeanne Kuo Chang, Michael Gaston and Ang Lee
Wittgenstein Derek Jarman Japan
United Kingdom
Drama Clancy Chassay, Karl Johnson, Nabil Shaban, Michael Gough, Tilda Swinton, John Quentin, Kevin Collins and Lynn Seymour Based on the life story of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein
Zero Patience John Greyson United Kingdom
Canada
MusicalJohn Robinson, Normand Fauteux, Dianne Heatherington, Richardo Keens-Douglas, Charlotte Boisjoli, Brenda Kamino, Michael Callen, Marla Lukofsky, Von Flores, Scott Hurst and Duncan McIntoshExamines and refutes the urban legend of the alleged introduction of HIV to North America by Gaëtan Dugas

References

  1. Szatmary, Peter (2 December 1993). "Boys' Shorts: The New Queer Cinema". Houston Press. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  2. Harvey, Dennis (24 June 1993). "Feed Them to the Cannibals!". Variety. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  3. Elley, Derek (25 February 1993). "Last Call at Maud's". variety.com. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  4. Rotten Tomatoes synopsis of One Nation Under God Archived 2005-08-30 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Villasenor-ruiz, Joel (17 February 1994). "'Sex Is...' Appealing". The Harvard Crimson . Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  6. Ehrenstein, David (14 March 1993). "MOVIES : AIDS, Death and Videotape : 'Silverlake Life: The View From Here' is a first-person slice of HIV-positive life, a love story about a gay couple's final days together. 'Beyond AIDS,' says co-director Peter Friedman, 'there's a whole set of other issues the film deals with about gay relationships being . . .made invisible by society'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 September 2018.