Netflix has become a notable stable for LGBT-themed movies and TV series. A "will they/won't they" moment gives NUOVO OLIMPO a soap-opera climax.
The intensity of the early sex scenes is more than a little reminiscent of BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (as in other Netflix productions full-frontal nudity takes the movie to the vertiginous edge of lite porn). The story also has faint echoes of THEOREM, Pasolini's pansexual odyssey which seemed extremely bold and weird in 1968 and might still seem pretty far out in 2023.
NUOVO OLIMPO isn't weird but it is a full-on exploration of gay and bisexual love, written and directed with a rare sensitivity by Ferzan Ozpetek and beautifully played by the two handsome leads. This is a must-see drama whose appeal, very much like BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, extends far beyond the gay audience.
The intensity of the early sex scenes is more than a little reminiscent of BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (as in other Netflix productions full-frontal nudity takes the movie to the vertiginous edge of lite porn). The story also has faint echoes of THEOREM, Pasolini's pansexual odyssey which seemed extremely bold and weird in 1968 and might still seem pretty far out in 2023.
NUOVO OLIMPO isn't weird but it is a full-on exploration of gay and bisexual love, written and directed with a rare sensitivity by Ferzan Ozpetek and beautifully played by the two handsome leads. This is a must-see drama whose appeal, very much like BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, extends far beyond the gay audience.