At the end of last week I watched Clapham Junction. The drama, from 2007, was shown as part of a short season by Channel 4 to mark the 40th anniversary of decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales. My initial interest, besides the subject matter, was a couple of actors, Rupert Graves and James Wilby whom I had been familiar with from other roles. It was not Rupert or James however that held my interest...
Above: David Leon
During one hot summer night director Adrian Shergold presents five stories from London. They weave together school and work, bars and clubs, affairs and a murder or two. The cast is great but actor David Leon stood out to me, and I wish we had seen more of his character. I, like Luke Treadaway's Theo, was also drawn to Tim (played so well by Joseph Mawle).
Above: Paul Nicholls & David Leon
It is a testament to the acting and writing that I was drawn to many of the characters. Most were not that likable. In fact, Clapham Junction caused a lot of controversy for it's negative portrayal of gay men. Most of them are quite negative and thanks to writer Kevin Elyot, also immensely compelling.
Below: Joseph Mawle
4 comments:
I suggest that you watch a movie called Plan B. It's a foreign (Argentina) flick, about a 'str8 guy' who trys to get his ex back by becoming buddies w/her new beau, then... It is now one of my favorite movies of all time.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1408972/
Just wanted to let you know, the picture you have posted, where it says the name of the actor is "David Leon", I don't know if that's the character name, but the actor in the picture is actually Iwan Rheon. Wasn't sure if there was some confusion or not :)
Thanks!
Pic fixed
David Leon is gorgeous, his character in the film is the sexiest by far, I was kind of disgusted by the ending though. Great film by the way, but too gritty.
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