List of LGBT-related films of 1991

This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films released in 1991. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.

Films

Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes
Absolutely PositivePeter AdairUnited StatesDocumentaryHow 11 interviewed HIV positive people live with different stages of the disease and how they are coping with their illnesses in different ways.[1]
The AdjusterAtom EgoyanCanadaDramaElias Koteas, Arsinée Khanjian, Maury Chaykin, Gabrielle Rose, Jennifer Dale, David Hemblen, Rose Sarkisyan, Armen Kokorian, Jacqueline Samuda, Gerard Parkes, Patricia Collins, Don McKellar, John Gilbert, Stephen Ouimette and Raoul Trujillo
Anything for BreadEnrique UrbizuSpainThrillerMaría Barranco, Kiti Manver, Antonio Resines, Pepo Oliva, José Amezola, Luis Ciges, Caco Senante, Maite Blasco, Klara Badiola, Pedro Díez del Corral, Pilar Bardem, Ramón Barea and Ramón Goyanesa.k.a. Todo por la pasta
Daddy and the Muscle AcademyIlppo PohjolaFinlandDocumentarySubtitled "The Life and Art of Tom of Finland".[2]
Edward IIDerek JarmanUnited KingdomHistory, dramaSteven Waddington, Tilda Swinton, Andrew Tiernan, Nigel Terry, John Lynch, Dudley Sutton, Jerome Flynn, Jody Graber and Annie LennoxBased on the play of the same name by Christopher Marlowe
Fried Green TomatoesJon AvnetUnited StatesComedy, dramaKathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson, Nancy Moore Atchison, Mary-Louise Parker, Jessica Tandy, Cicely Tyson, Chris O'Donnell, Stan Shaw, Gailard Sartain, Timothy Scott, Gary Basaraba, Lois Smith, Danny Nelson, Jo Harvey Allen, Macon McCalman, Richard Riehle, Raynor Scheine, Grace Zabriskie, Reid Binion, Nick Searcy and Constance ShulmanCo-written by Fannie Flagg, based on her novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe; lesbian subtext
High HeelsPedro AlmodóvarSpain
France
Comedy, drama, romanceVictoria Abril, Marisa Paredes, Miguel Bosé, Féodor Atkine, Miriam Díaz Aroca, Anna Lizaran, Bibiana Fernández, Cristina Marcos, Pedro Diez del Corral, Mayrata O'Wisiedo, Nacho Martínez, Rocío Muñoz and Javier Bardema.k.a. Tacones lejanos
The Hours and TimesChristopher MünchUnited StatesDramaDavid Angus, Ian Hart, Stephanie Pack, Robin McDonald, Sergio Moreno and Unity GrimwoodFictionalized account of what might have happened during a holiday taken by John Lennon and the Beatles' manager Brian Epstein in 1963
KhushPratibha ParmarUnited KingdomDocumentary
Letters of Transit (Les Sauf-conduits)Manon BriandCanadaShort dramaJulie Lavergne, Patrick Goyette, Luc Picard
The Lost Language of CranesNigel FinchUnited KingdomDramaBrian Cox, Angus Macfadyen, Eileen Atkins, Corey Parker, Richard Warwick, Cathy Tyson, René Auberjonois, John Schlesinger, Ben Daniels and Nigel WhitmeyBased on the novel of the same name by David Leavitt
Madonna: Truth or DareAlek KeshishianUnited StatesDocumentaryMadonnaChronicles the entertainer's life during her Blond Ambition World Tour the previous year
The Making of MonstersJohn GreysonCanadaMusical comedy-dramaChristopher Anderson, Stewart Arnott and Lee MacDougall
Meeting Two QueensCecilia BarrigaChileRomanceVarious film scenes of Greta Garbo and Marlene DietrichRe-editing and cutting various scenes from Hollywood films, in order to create a space for lesbian identity politics and identity formation.[3]
My Father Is ComingMonika TreutGermanyComedy, romanceAlfred Edel, Shelley Kästner, Annie Sprinkle, Michael Massee, Mary Lou Grailau, David Bronstein, Dominique Gaspar, Flora Gasper, Fakir Musafar, Israel Marti, Mario de Colombia, Bruce Benderson, Rebecca Lewin, Stephen Feld and Charles-John Austen
My Own Private IdahoGus Van SantUnited StatesDramaRiver Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo, William Richert, Rodney Harvey, Chiara Caselli, Michael Parker, Jessie Thomas, Grace Zabriskie, Flea, Udo Kier, Vana O'Brien, Jim Caviezel, Brian Wilson and Wade EvansLoosely based on the history plays Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2 and Henry V by William Shakespeare
Naked LunchDavid CronenbergCanada
United Kingdom
Japan
Fantasy, crime, dramaPeter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm, Roy Scheider, Joseph Scorsiani, Julian Sands, Monique Mercure, Michael Zelniker, Nicholas Campbell, Robert A. Silverman, John Friesen and Sean McCannBased on the novel of the same name by William S. Burroughs
NelliganRobert FavreauCanadaDramaMarc Saint-Pierre, Luc Morissette, Lorraine PintalBiopic of Émile Nelligan
No Skin Off My AssBruce La BruceCanadaComedy, dramaBruce LaBruce, G. B. Jones, Klaus von Brücker, Caroline Azar, Beverly Breckenridge, Laurel Pervis, Kate Ashley and Jena von Brücker
North of VortexConstantine GiannarisUnited Kingdom
Greece
DramaStavros Zalmas, Valda Z. Drabla, Howard Napper and Kevin Graal (voice only)
Our SonsJohn ErmanUnited StatesDramaAnn-Margret, Julie Andrews, Hugh Grant, Zeljko Ivanek, Tony Roberts, Hal England, Loyda Ramos, Annabelle Weenick, Lisa Blake Richards, Essex Smith, Frank Whiteman, Elizabeth Austin and George WhitemanInspired by the 1987 documentary Too Little, Too Late by Micki Dickoff
PoisonTodd HaynesUnited StatesDramaScott Renderer, James Lyons, Edith Meeks, Millie White, Buck Smith, Rob LaBelle, John Leguizamo (Credited as Damien Garcia), Anne Giotta, Lydia Lafleur, Ian Nemser, Evan Dunsky, Susan Gayle Norman, Marina Lutz, Barry Cassidy, Richard Anthony, Angela M. Schreiber, Justin Silverstein, Chris Singh, Edward Allen and Larry MaxwellWinner of the Teddy Award for best feature film at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival.
RelaxChris NewbyUnited KingdomShortPhilip Rosch, Timothy Keen, Grant Oatley and Joe SearbyIt won the Teddy Award in 1991 for Best Short.[4]
RSVPLaurie LyndCanadaShortStewart Arnott, Ferne Downey, Gordon Jocelyn, London Juno, Daniel MacIvor, Ross Manson and Judith Orban
SalmonberriesPercy AdlonGermanyDramaOscar Kawagley, Rosel Zech, k.d. lang, Eugene Omiak, Wayne Waterman, Jane Lind, Chuck Connors, Alvira H. Downey, Wolfgang Steinberg, Christel Merian, George Barril and Gary Albers
The Silence of the LambsJonathan DemmeUnited StatesHorror, crimeJodie Foster, Masha Skorobogatov, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald, Brooke Smith, Diane Baker, Kasi Lemmons, Frankie Faison, Tracey Walter, Charles Napier, Danny Darst, Alex Coleman, Dan Butler, Paul Lazar, Ron Vawter, Roger Corman, Chris Isaak and Harry NorthupBased on the novel of the same name by Thomas Harris
SoapdishMichael HoffmanUnited StatesComedySally Field, Kevin Kline, Robert Downey Jr., Cathy Moriarty, Whoopi Goldberg and Elisabeth Shue
Thelma & LouiseRidley ScottUnited States
France
Adventure, crime, dramaSusan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonald, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brad Pitt, Timothy Carhart, Jason Beghe and Marco St. John
Vegas in SpacePhillip R. FordUnited StatesScience fiction, comedyDoris Fish, Tippi, Miss X
Walking a TightropeNikos PapatakisFranceDramaMichel Piccoli, Lilah Dadi, Polly Walker
Young Soul RebelsIsaac JulienUnited Kingdom
France
Germany
Spain
DramaValentine Nonyela, Mo Sesay, Dorian Healy, Frances Barber, Sophie Okonedo, Jason Durr, Gary McDonald, Debra Gillett, Eamonn Walker (credited as Eamon Walker), James Bowers, Billy Braham, Wayne Norman, Danielle Scillitoe, Ray Shell and Nigel Harrison

References

  1. "Absolutely Positive (1991)". moviefone.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  2. Jan Leofstreom Scandinavian Homosexualities: Essays on Gay and Lesbian Studies, p. 266, at Google Books
  3. Desjardins, Mary (Spring 1995). ""Meeting Two Queens": Feminist Film-Making, Identity Politics, and the Melodramatic Fantasy". Film Quarterly. 48: 26–33. doi:10.2307/1213292. JSTOR 1213292.
  4. Warbler, Daniel (2 June 2014). "THE OUT TAKE: 10 FANTASTIC TEDDY AWARD-WINNING LGBT FILMS TO WATCH RIGHT NOW". mtv.com. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
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