After nearly a century of being included in popular cinema mainly as an afterthought, a comic foil or even as a villain, the LGBTQ+ community is finally defining itself on its own terms. On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart will be discussing a trio of films featuring LGBTQ+ characters. First up is the American teen comedy Bottoms, followed by two foreign efforts: Morocco’s The Blue Caftan and England’s Blue Jean.
"Bottoms," "The Blue Caftan" & "Blue Jean"
![From left: Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri in Bottoms (2023); Ayoub Missioui and Saleh Bakri in The Blue Caftan (2022); Rosy McEwen in Blue Jean (2023).](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f5404b9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/880x495!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F20%2F36%2Ff3578a8a489cac1762a32ff8cdbf%2Fmovies-101-thumbnail-9.8.23.png)
Bottoms, Brownstone Prod./Orion Pics./MGM/United Artists Releasing, 2023. The Blue Caftan, Les Films du Nouveau Monde/Snowglobe/Ali n' Prod./Velvet Films/Strand Releasing, 2022. Blue Jean, BBC Film/BFI Film Fund/Great Point Media/Kleio Films/Magnolia Pics., 2022.