'I know boys like you..'
Every December or January I take a look at the past year in Cinema. The focus of course, is films and scenes featuring moments of male nudity and sex. One of the most talked about films of the last year when it came to male nudity was Lonesome.
Written and directed by Craig Boreham Lonesome follows Casey, (Josh Lavery) as he travels from his small home town to Sidney to see the ocean for the first time. We quickly find out that Casey's journey is motivated by trauma and his plans to see the ocean are both a beginning, and an end. Fortunately, he quickly meets and befriends Tib, (Zarif, credited as Daniel Gabriel) and the trajectory of Casey's plan gets changed.
I really loved Lonesome, especially how authentically the lead characters are written. The realness can make certain scenes difficult to watch, but from the opening scenes, you're invested in Casey's life and journey. Lavery is skillfully subtle in his portrayal of Casey, causing the viewer, at least this viewer, to feel more deeply the events of his past, and the experiences in his present.
Although all nudity in film is to a degree gratuitous, Boreham balances it beautifully. Yes, we see all of the main characters fully nude, but given the story, and the plot, it's feels so natural and exactly how it should be. Check out more highlights from 2023 in my SEX IN CINEMA post on the NEXT PAGE HERE:
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