When a member of the Bledsoe family dies, Frank (Paul Bettany) and his 18-year-old niece Beth (Sophia Lillis) travel back home to Creekville, South Carolina where they’re joined unexpectedly by Frank’s secret gay lover, Walid (Peter Macdissi).
Uncle Frank is a beloved character and not like any of his relatives. He’s a literature professor at a university in New York and lives a humble yet secret life. That secret being that he’s actually gay. Back in 1973 where the film is set, homosexuality was very much frowned upon, and that was also the case within the Bledsoe household, in particular Frank’s father Mac (Stephen Root).
Uncle Frank is beautifully written and directed by Alan Ball. The premise of the story is loosely based on Ball’s father, the details of how much is however, unknown. It’s rather joyous seeing Frank and Beth’s unique relationship unfold throughout the film,...
Uncle Frank is a beloved character and not like any of his relatives. He’s a literature professor at a university in New York and lives a humble yet secret life. That secret being that he’s actually gay. Back in 1973 where the film is set, homosexuality was very much frowned upon, and that was also the case within the Bledsoe household, in particular Frank’s father Mac (Stephen Root).
Uncle Frank is beautifully written and directed by Alan Ball. The premise of the story is loosely based on Ball’s father, the details of how much is however, unknown. It’s rather joyous seeing Frank and Beth’s unique relationship unfold throughout the film,...
- 11/23/2020
- by Alex Clement
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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