Queer | Review by: Amanda Guarragi
The concept of loneliness has been explored in many ways. People may experience loneliness while in a relationship or by feeling isolated from the rest of the world. Whether the isolation is by choice to heal or to keep themselves safe, the underlying pain will unravel. At times, the loss of self in a relationship accompanies the desperation of wanting the other person to see you how you want to be seen and, more importantly, how you want to be loved. People sometimes accept the treatment they think they deserve because the need for unconditional love overpowers logic. In Luca Guadagnino’s Queer , he explores the excitement of a new relationship through lustful, intimate moments between William Lee (Daniel Craig) and Eugene Allerton (Drew Starkey). The film is set in the early fifties in Mexico City. It is adapted from the novel of the same name by William S. Burroughs. Guadagnino has Lee venturing through the bar scene attempting to find a partner tactfully because of how secret
