Movies and TvShows featuring "gay-poet" theme.

Set against the backdrop of World War I, Benediction delves into the life of a poet as he battles with his sexuality, religious beliefs, and the horrors of war. This docudrama explores themes of love, self-discovery, and societal expectations in a time of great turmoil.

Kill Your Darlings (2013) is a biographical drama film that takes place in 1944 and follows the lives of young poets Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs. The story revolves around their friendship, love interests, and their involvement in a murder that changes their lives forever. It explores themes of creativity, sexuality, and the limits of friendship.

The Happy Prince (2018) tells the tragic story of Oscar Wilde, a renowned writer and artist who faces social prejudices and personal struggles, including the death of his wife. Set in Victorian England and 19th-century Paris and Naples, the film portrays Wilde's life, his portrayal of an artist, and his gay theme and relationships. It captures his downfall, exile, and death, illustrating the irony of his fairy-tale-like rise and subsequent tragic fall.

Surreal short film based on Aleister Crowley's poem The Red Lips of the Octopus. English Occultist Aleister Crowley reminiscences his love affair with Herbert Charles Pollitt.

A biopic about the rise and fall of one of Greece's most esteemed poets, Napoleon Lapathiotis.

Not Out tells the story of Siddhant, an internationally acclaimed poet, and his former gay lover Rahul, a famous Cricket player for India. They reunite after Siddhant is brutally attacked one drug-fueled, drunken night in Mumbai.

A gay poet heads west from New York City in his convertible. He picks up a muscular sailor who's bisexual; then Jackie, a waitress at a diner, joins them. Jackie is attracted to the poet who rebuffs her romantic gestures; rejection fuels her continued interest in him. The sailor and the poet are bonded by sex, but the sailor's frank advances to Jackie make him uninteresting to her. The sailor can get violent, the poet is passive, Jackie is glamorous and detached. The landscape changes, they stop in cities and in the desert. They reach a lake. Who will be left out of a final pairing?

Julien tries to seduce Alan, a disinterested young man who takes these advances as an affront. Disoriented by a refusal he is not used to hearing, Julien throws himself into his addiction to sex but his mind is elsewhere.

Gen Silent (2011) is a powerful documentary that follows the lives of LGBT elderly individuals as they face discrimination and challenges in nursing homes. The film explores the struggles and concerns of these individuals and sheds light on the importance of creating inclusive and supportive environments for all seniors.

Heart of the Generacion 27, Spanish poet Emilio Prados recalls his lifetime from Mexican exile where Spanish Civil War has forced him, as other Spanish intellectuals in 1930s.

The story of a homosexual poet in Boston coming out to his family and friends.