Seat in Shadow
Creative Scotland / La Belle Allée Productions / Peccadillo Pictures (October 2017)
Comedy, Drama, Experimental/Avant-Garde/Art House, Queer Themes/Interest
In Collection
#1105
7*
Seen ItYes
(1/10/2018 Home)
0999563904
IMDB   4.6
81 mins UK / English
DVD  Region 1
David Sillars Albert
Henry Coombes Petulia
Ross Hunter Rossy
Jonathan Leslie Ben
Marcella Mclntosh Granny
Jo McQuaid Ginger Jo
Lee Partridge Adam
Gordon Robertson Gordon
Mathew Scott Matty
Joe Venters Joe
Robert Williamson Bouncer
Director/Choreographer
Henry Coombes
Producer Rosie Crerar
Deva Smith
Writer/Composer Henry Coombes
David Sillars
Cinematography David Liddell
Music Tut Vu Vu


Young Ben is having boyfriend troubles again, so his grandma introduces him to Albert, an eccentric Glasgow painter who doubles as an unconventional, Jung-inspired psychotherapist. But their therapy sessions end up revealing as much about Albert as they do about Ben in this twisted, sexual comedy. Filmed on location in Glasgow, "Seat In Shadow" is the debut feature from writer/ director Henry Coombes. The film received its world premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival and also played Berlin International Film Festival and BFI Flare. This is a witty study of social mores and sexual excess where the boundaries between doctor and patient, artist and muse become increasingly blurred.
Edition Details
Release Date 1/10/2018
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Date 11/28/2017
Location Personal Library
Owner Deitz
Store Amazon - Preorder
Purchase Price $15.20
Condition New
Links + Review: Gay Essential
±5 Review: Queerguru (Roger Walker-Dack. 2017)
‡ Home Page: La Belle Allee Productions
‡ Vimeo Trailer
Seat in Shadow at Core for Movies
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IMDB
References
IMDb Voters <500
QueerGuru Rating 5

Notes
I liked this film· And was surprised that the public IMDb rating score was so broadly and evenly spread (although the number of folks who've rated this 2017 film is small)· "The script’s histrionic and dreamlike dialogue is hard to act out naturally, but Sillars and Leslie accompany each other tactfully and the chemistry between them is what makes the movie work and flow effortlessly·" [Gayessential] As the film finished I felt that I had a satisfying feeling that I'd actually seen something - although I was quite sure what.