It’s been a great year for queer cinema, and unusually lesbian and trans films have enjoyed huge success, with 52 Tuesdays, Broken Gardenias and The Duke of Burgundy featuring strongly in out top 10 LGBT films on BFI Player.
More unusually still, a film featuring a bisexual female lead character was released to huge acclaim, and made it into the top 10. But was it enough to get the coveted number one slot? Take a look at out top 10 to find out.
For more great queer films, browse the BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival collection on BFI Player.
10. 52 Tuesdays
A mother undergoing a gender transition meets their estranged daughter every Tuesday.
9. Broken Gardenias
Quirky, comic lesbian road movie, a hit at BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival.
8. Eastern Boys
A gay pick-up turns into a dangerous game of betrayal and violence.
7. Everlasting Love
Disturbing and erotic exploration of the perils of illicit sexual encounters.
6. The New Girlfriend
François Ozon’s delicious satire on gender, class and consumerism.
5. The Way He Looks
A blind boy falls for a new kid in school.
4. Love Is Strange
Alfred Molina and John Lithgow star in a tender portrait of a loving 39-year relationship.
3. Chemsex
Graphic documentary about the ‘chemsex’ sub-scene in London’s gay community.
2. The Duke of Burgundy
Sensual and often funny portrait of two women cut off from the outside world.
1. Appropriate Behaviour
A bisexual woman struggles to negotiate her troubled love life in this witty comedy.