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

NYFF panel 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