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>The film - directed brilliantly by Ang Lee - is a love story.
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>The review in the current NLRB devotes about a third of its space to a
>brisk attack on all reviewers who take this tack. The thesis of the
>review is that it is about The Closet, and that it is false to see it
>like R&J, black/white, etc. It is not a social tragedy but a
>psychological tragedy of self-hate.
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The reason why it's not just about the closet is that if the two lovers
were rich, there would be no problem. None. Well, at various imtes in
history and with bad luck, they might get in trouble, but it wouldn't be
for being gay, that would just be the justification (Richard II, Oscar
Wilde). Otherwise, gay is fine if you can afford it.
Joanna
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