A24 has released the new trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s Queer, a 1950s period drama set in Mexico City, following an outcast American expat (Daniel Craig) who becomes infatuated with a younger man (Drew Starkey). Watch the trailer above.
Here’s the plot details for Queer:
Set in postwar Mexico City, Queer follows Lee (Craig), a lonely, middle-aged addict navigating the expatriate scene, from gay bars to drug-fueled escapades. A gifted raconteur yet deeply troubled, Lee becomes infatuated with Allerton (Starkey), a young, bi-curious Oklahoman. Fixated on exploring the Amazon in search of the telepathic ayahuasca, Lee convinces Allerton to join him. Their journey leads to unexpected encounters and harsh revelations about what William S. Burroughs described as “the algebra of need.”
Directed by Guadagnino—from a screenplay by Justin Kuritzkes—Queer is based on the 1985 novel by William S. Burroughs. The film also stars Jason Schwartzman as Frank Cochran, Lesley Manville as Alice Cochran, Henry Zaga as Winston Moor, Drew Droege as John Dume, Ariel Schulman as Tom Weston, Colin Bates as Tom Williams, Ronia Ava as Joan, Perla Ambrosini as Lee’s Mother, and Simon Rizzoni as the Bartender. The film will also feature Omar Apollo, Michaël Borremans, Andra Ursuța, David Lowery, Lisandro Alonso, Ford Leland, Sean Cubito, Diego Benzoni, Radu Murarasu, and Francesco Lupo Sturani.
In an interview with THR, Starkey shared his experience working on Queer. He described the physicality of a scene with Craig, saying they “jumped into it, just grabbing and throwing our bodies on top of one another, rolling around, getting intermingled.” He said the intense approach “unlocked something subconsciously,” helping the actors develop a sense of comfort and familiarity with each other.
Produced by Fremantle, Fremantle North America, Lorenzo Mieli for The Apartment (a Fremantle Group company), and Luca Guadagnino for his Frenesy Film Company, Queer was made in collaboration with Cinecittà and Frame by Frame. The film was financed by Fremantle Group.
Queer will have a limited theatrical release in the United States on November 27, distributed by A24.
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