GAZE: Le Beau Mec (+ Pre-Feature Short)

CLUB 18+91 min

FEATURE:

Le Beau Mec Dir. Wallace Potts, France, 1979 1h 10m

Le Beau Mec (‘The Handsome Guy’) is a lovingly restored masterpiece of French erotic cinema, a true diamond in the rough from the history of French gay porn, a film that was once feared lost and is now available in all its original glory following the discovery of forgotten master prints. Le Beau Mec was directed by Wallace Potts with a contemporary cinematic restoration produced by Gerald Herman who will be on hand to introduce this Irish premiere screening and to describe its incredible journey back to the screen. Director Potts was the well-known lover of Rudolf Nureyev and the legendary dancer even lent his choreographic skills to the making of the film. (Yes, the sex is that athletic). The centrepiece of the movie is ‘Le Beau Mec’ himself, the dazzlingly handsome Karl Forest, who roams the city for sexual encounters and never fails to find them. Outdoors, kink, gym sex and more are on tap to this Parisian hunk and you’re invited along for the ride. Part of our celebration of the history of gay sexuality, marking thirty years since decriminalisation in Ireland.

PRE-FEATURE SHORT:

Dublin is Kinky Dir. Greg Smyth Bernes / Ireland / 2023 / 10m

This short documentary explores the kink and fetish subculture among Dublin’s queer men, as well as the community they've discovered with their fellow kinksters.