Clapham Junction (2007) (TV )

Last updated on 07 April 2013

Clapham Junction (2007)

Director: Adrian Shergold
Writer: Kevin Elyot
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Year: 2007
Duration: 120 min

Stars: Tom Beard, James Bellamy and Robin Berry

Ova drama je emitovana u Britaniji na Kanalu 4 u julu 2007. godine. U britanskim gay krugovima je izazvala raspravu zbog podijeljenog mišljenja o načinu na koji je ova drama predstavila gay populaciju.
U svakom slučaju po meni je vjerovatno dobrim dijelom predstavila urbanu gay populaciju baš onakvu kakva jeste. Isfrustrirana i tragična. Javni toaleti, parkovi i slična underground mjesta su i danas puna nijemih masturbatora koji nakon što odigraju svoju ulogu na toj sceni biježe što dalje prezirući sebe.
Često na takvim mjestima postabu žrtve homofobičnih manijaka ili isfrustriranih sadistički nastrojenih pedera.

Bilo kako bilo, ova drama nam pokazuje 36 sati života nekolicine Londoskih pedera, koji i pored “sređenog ” života srljaju u podzemlje tražeći neka nova zadovoljstva.
Naprosto razne situacije u koje upadaju likovi različitih generacija, odnose sa porodicom itd.

Iznenadile su me scene u kojima se prikazuje sex, i muška anatomija kao da se neradi o tv drami.

U ovoj drami je u jednoj sceni nasilja u pozadini puštena pjesma od Pet Shop Boysa , “I’m With Stupid”. U toj sceni jedan nasilnik kada je čuo tu pjesmu pretuče pedera sa kojim je bio u društvu izgovarajući rećenicu – ”Mrzim jebeni Pet Shop Boys” . Kada je reprizirana drama ta scena je izmjenjena , bez pomenute pjesme i pomenutog dijaloga. U verziji koju možete skinuti sa neta scena nije izbrisana.

Clapham Junction (TV drama)
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“Clapham Junction” is a provocative and powerful one-off British television drama shown in July 2007. It was written by acclaimed playwright Kevin Elyot, about the mixed experiences of several gay men during 36 hours in London, and the devastating consequences that unfold when their lives collide.
From a civil partnership ceremony to a heated dinner party, five separate stories are woven into the fabric of modern day London from school and work, to bars and clubs, during one hot summer’s night in the capital.

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The drama was shown as part of a short season of programming by Channel 4 to mark the 40th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales. The drama caused some controversy, and received a mixed reaction – particularly from a number of gay viewers who felt it was a negative portrayal of gay men, though some found it to be an intelligent and thought-provoking piece of work[1]. Producer Elinor Day, however, stated in an interview with The Independent that the intention was to raise public awareness about homophobia which still exists in society despite progress with gay rights[2]. Interviewed in The Telegraph, writer Kevin Elyot has stated that he did not intend to write a drama that “lectured” viewers; “This film is absolutely not that, and I can’t bear being lectured at by any piece of art. I never, ever – I hope – point the finger. There’s nothing worse than sensing that the writer feels a bit self-righteous. You tend to get that with quite a lot of the writing about Iraq, for example.”