List of LGBT-related films of 1993

This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer-related films released in 1993. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.

Films

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Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes
And the Band Played On Roger Spottiswoode United States Drama Matthew Modine, Alan Alda, Ian McKellen, Glenne Headly, Richard Masur, Saul Rubinek, Lily Tomlin, Jeffrey Nordling, Donal Logue, B. D. Wong, Patrick Bauchau, Nathalie Baye, Phil Collins, Steve Martin, Richard Gere, David Marshall Grant, Ronald Guttman, Anjelica Huston, Ken Jenkins, Richard Jenkins, Tchéky Karyo, Peter McRobbie, Charles Martin Smith, Christian Clemenson, Rosemary Murphy, Stephen Spinella, David Clennon, Swoosie Kurtz and Lawrence Monoson Based on non-fiction book of the same name by Randy Shilts
Anthem Marlon Riggs United States Short Bernard Branner, Brian Freeman, Jesse Harris, David Kirkland, Willi Ninja, Tim Riera, Marlon T. Riggs and The Bella Boys
Belle Irma Achten Netherlands Romance Wivineke van Groningen, Nelleke Zitman, Rosa Herzberg, Ulf-Maria Kuehne, Reinout Bussemaker, Do van Stek, Wim de Haas, Guusje van Tilborgh, Peter Noland, Corina Van Eijk, Rita Veth, Ilse Roest, Ilse Vocking, Coos van Eijk and Pamela Teves
Boys' Shorts: The New Queer Cinema Mark Christopher, Stephen Cummins, Laurie Lynd, Michael Mayson, Chris Newby, Marlon Riggs United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
United States
Drama Six short gay films about general aspects of gay life[1]
Blue Derek Jarman United Kingdom Drama John Quentin, Nigel Terry, Derek Jarman and Tilda Swinton Jarman's final film; he died of AIDS-related complications four months after its release
Cap Tourmente Michel Langlois Canada Drama Roy Dupuis, Élise Guilbault
Desperate Remedies Stewart Main, Peter Wells New Zealand Drama Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Kevin Smith, Lisa Chappell, Cliff Curtis, Michael Hurst, Kiri Mills, Bridget Armstrong, Timothy Raby, Helen Steemson and Geeling Ng
Dönersen Islık Çal Orhan Oğuz Turkey Drama Derya Alabora, Mevlüt Demiryay, Fikret Kuskan and Menderes Samancilar a.k.a. Whistle If You Come Back
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Gus Van Sant United States Romance, comedy, drama Tom Robbins (narrator), Uma Thurman, Treva Jeffryes, Lorraine Bracco, Angie Dickinson, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Keanu Reeves, John Hurt, Rain Phoenix, Roseanne Arnold, Ed Begley Jr., Crispin Glover, Buck Henry, Carol Kane, Sean Young, Victoria Williams, Grace Zabriskie, Ken Kesey, Heather Graham, Udo Kier, Lin Shaye, William Burroughs, Edward James Olmos and River Phoenix Based on Robbins' novel of the same name
Farewell My Concubine Kaige Chen China
Hong Kong
Romantic, drama Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li, Ge You, Lü Qi, Ying Da, Yidi, Zhi Yitong, Lei Han, Li Dan and Wu Dai-wai
Feed Them to the Cannibals! Fiona Cunningham-Reid Australia Documentary History of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras[2]
Frank's Cock Mike Hoolboom Canada Short Callum Keith Rennie
Gece, Melek ve Bizim Çocuklar Atıf Yılmaz Turkey Drama Derya Arbas, Deniz Türkali, Uzay Hepari, Deniz Atamtürk, Kaan Girgin, Mehmet Teoman, Mustafa Suphi, Candan Erçetin, Ceylan Çapli, Cengiz Sezici, Nurettin Sen, Ayten Uncuoglu, Bennu Yildirimlar, Serdar Bostanci (credited as Serdar Bordanaci) and Ceyhan Firat aka The Night, Angel and Our Children
Greetings from Out Here Ellen Spiro United States Documentary
Grief Richard Glatzer United States Comedy Craig Chester, Kent Fuher (also as Jackie Beat), Illeana Douglas, Alexis Arquette, Carlton Wilborn, Lucy Gutteridge, Robin Swid, William L. Rotko (credited as Bill Rotko), Shawn Hoffman, Frank Rehwaldt, Greg Bennett, Mickey Cottrell, Katherine Connella (credited as Catherine Connella), Mary Woronov and Mauri Bernstein
I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney Ben Affleck United States Short, satire Jay Lacopo, Karla Montana Affleck's directorial debut
Kika Pedro Almodóvar Spain
France
Drama, comedy Verónica Forqué, Peter Coyote, Victoria Abril, Àlex Casanovas (credited as Àlex Casanova), Rossy de Palma (credited as Rossy de Palma), Santiago Lajusticia, Anabel Alonso, Bibiana Fernández (credited as Bibí Andersen), Jesús Bonilla, Karra Elejalde, Manuel Bandera, Charo López, Francisca Caballero, Mónica Bardem, Joaquín Climent, Blanca Li and Claudia Aros
Last Call at Maud's Paris Poirier United States Documentary Rikki Streicher, Gwenn Craig, Jo Daly, Sally Gearhart, Judy Grahn, Joann Shirley, Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon About Maud's, a San Francisco lesbian bar which closed in 1989 after 23 years in business[3]
Love and Human Remains Denys Arcand Canada Drama Thomas Gibson, Ruth Marshall, Cameron Bancroft, Mia Kirshner, Joanne Vannicola, Matthew Ferguson and Aidan Devine Screenplay by Brad Fraser, based on his stage play Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love
M. Butterfly David Cronenberg United States Romance, drama Jeremy Irons, John Lone, Barbara Sukowa Screenplay by David Henry Hwang, based on his stage play of the same name
Mrs. Doubtfire Chris Columbus United States Comedy Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein, Robert Prosky
One Nation Under God Teodoro Maniaci, Francine Rzeznik United States Documentary This film is about how lesbians and gay men try to become "ex-gay".[4]
Paris, France Jerry Ciccoritti Canada Erotic drama Leslie Hope, Peter Outerbridge, Dan Lett
Philadelphia Jonathan Demme United States Drama Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, Antonio Banderas, Joanne Woodward, Robert W. Castle, Ann Dowd, Charles Napier, Roberta Maxwell, Karen Finley, Robert Ridgely, Bradley Whitford, Ron Vawter and Anna Deavere Smith
Prinz in Hölleland [de] Michael Stock Germany Drama Wolfram Haack, Stefan Laarmann (credited as Stefan Laarmannn), Michael Stock, Andreas Stadler, Nils-Leevke Schmidt, Simone Spengler, Harry Baer, Alexander Schröder, Olivier Picot, Henry Fenrich, Dirk Ludigs, Stefan Bielefeld, Marius Zekri, Else Elsterhof and Susanne Held aka Prince in Hell
Sex Is... Marc Huestis United States Documentary Interviews with 15 gay men, living in or near San Francisco.[5]
The Sex of the Stars Paule Baillargeon Canada Drama Marianne Coquelicot Mercier, Denis Mercier, Tobie Pelletier, Sylvie Drapeau, Luc Picard, Gilles Renaud and Jean-René Ouellet
Silverlake Life: The View from Here Peter Friedman, Tom Joslin United States Documentary Tom Joslin and Mark Massi It shared the 1993 Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival with the film Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family.[6]
Six Degrees of Separation Fred Schepisi United States Drama, mystery Stockard Channing, Will Smith, Donald Sutherland, Ian McKellen, Mary Beth Hurt, Heather Graham, Bruce Davison, Richard Masur, Anthony Michael Hall, Eric Thal, Anthony Rapp, Oz Perkins (credited as Osgood Perkins II), Catherine Kellner, J. J. Abrams (credited as Jeffrey Abrams) and Kitty Carlisle Screenplay by John Guare, based on his stage play of the same name
Three of Hearts Yurek Bogayevicz United States Romance, comedy William Baldwin, Kelly Lynch, Sherilyn Fenn, Joe Pantoliano, Cec Verrell, Claire Callaway, Marek Johnson, Monique Mannen, Timothy Stickney, Frank Ray Perilli, Tony Amendola, Keith MacKechnie, Ann Ryerson and Gloria Gifford
Todos a la cárcel Luis García Berlanga Spain Comedy José Sazatornil, José Sacristán, Agustín González, Manuel Alexandre, Rafael Alonso, Inocencio Arias, José Luis Borau, Gaspar Cano, Luis Ciges, Joaquín Climent, Marta Fernández Muro. Juan Luis Galiardo, Antonio Gamero, Chus Lampreave and Eusebio Lázaro aka Everyone Off to Jail
A Touch of Fever Ryōsuke Hashiguchi Japan Romance, drama Yoshihiko Hakamada, Reiko Kataoka, Masashi Endô, Sumiyo Yamada, Kôji Satô, Bunmei Harada, Kôta Kusano, Yôichi Kawaguchi, Hiroshi Ohkôchi, Tarô Ishida and Wakaba Irie aka Hatachi No Binetsu
Totally Fucked Up Gregg Araki United States Drama James Duval, Roko Belic, Susan Behshid, Jenee Gill, Gilbert Luna, Lance May, Alan Boyce, Craig Gilmore and Nicole Dillenberg
Verzaubert Jörg Fockele, Jens Golombek, Dirk Hauska, Sylke Jehna, Claudia Kaltenbach, Ulrich Prehn, Johanna Reutter, Katrin Schmersahl, Dorothee Van Diepenbroick Germany Documentary Stories of 12 gay and lesbian survivors of the Holocaust and German Fascism
The Wedding Banquet Ang Lee Taiwan
United States
Romance, comedy, drama Winston Chao, Gua Ah-leh, Sihung Lung, May Chin, Mitchell Lichtenstein, Vanessa Yang, Dion Birney, Jeanne Kuo Chang, Michael Gaston and Ang Lee
Wittgenstein Derek Jarman Japan
United Kingdom
Drama Clancy Chassay, Karl Johnson, Nabil Shaban, Michael Gough, Tilda Swinton, John Quentin, Kevin Collins and Lynn Seymour Based on the life story of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein
Zero Patience John Greyson United Kingdom
Canada
Musical John Robinson, Normand Fauteux, Dianne Heatherington, Richardo Keens-Douglas, Charlotte Boisjoli, Brenda Kamino, Michael Callen, Marla Lukofsky, Von Flores, Scott Hurst and Duncan McIntosh Examines and refutes the urban legend of the alleged introduction of HIV to North America by Gaëtan Dugas

References

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  1. ^ Szatmary, Peter (2 December 1993). "Boys' Shorts: The New Queer Cinema". Houston Press. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  2. ^ Harvey, Dennis (24 June 1993). "Feed Them to the Cannibals!". Variety. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  3. ^ Elley, Derek (25 February 1993). "Last Call at Maud's". variety.com. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  4. ^ Rotten Tomatoes synopsis of One Nation Under God Archived 2005-08-30 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Villasenor-ruiz, Joel (17 February 1994). "'Sex Is...' Appealing". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  6. ^ Ehrenstein, David (14 March 1993). "MOVIES : AIDS, Death and Videotape : 'Silverlake Life: The View From Here' is a first-person slice of HIV-positive life, a love story about a gay couple's final days together. 'Beyond AIDS,' says co-director Peter Friedman, 'there's a whole set of other issues the film deals with about gay relationships being . . .made invisible by society'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 September 2018.