The Boys In The Band

[Machine Translation] [A one-night party for men only. Jealousy, love, hate, and sadness intertwine in the world of homosexuality. Produced and written by Mart Crowley, the author of the original Off-Broadway hit play. William Friedkin brings to light the complex inner lives of gay people while creating suspense with his tight-knit direction. --Michael, living in luxury on unemployment insurance, is preparing to celebrate his gay friend Harold's birthday. While Michael is listening to his lover Donald's problems, his college friend Alan calls and cries that he wants to see him right now. Alan, a lawyer, is prejudiced against gays, so Michael promises to have lunch tomorrow. Soon Emory, an interior decorator, Bernard, an African-American who works in a bookstore, and Larry, a fashion photographer, and his girlfriend, Hank, a math teacher, arrive. As the excitement builds without Harold, the star of the show, the doorbell rings and Alan arrives. Michael has no choice but to invite him in, but the party is filled with a delicate atmosphere.

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[復刻シネマライブラリー] 男だけの一夜のパーティー。嫉妬、愛憎、悲しみが絡み合う同性愛の世界。オフ・ブロードウェイで大ヒットした舞台を原作者のマート・クロウリーが製作、脚本を担当。ウィリアム・フリードキンが、緊密な演出でサスペンスを生み出しながら、ゲイたちの複雑な内面を浮き彫りにしていく。――失業保険で贅沢に暮らすマイケルは、ゲイ仲間のハロルドの誕生日を祝う準備を進めていた。マイケルが恋人ドナルドの悩みを聞いてると、大学時代の友人アランから電話があり、今すぐに会いたいと泣き出してしまう。弁護士のアランは、ゲイに偏見を持っているため、マイケルは明日の昼食をを約束する。やがて、インテリアの仕事をしているエモリー、書店で働くアフリカ系のバーナード、ファッション・フォトグラファーのラリーと彼の恋人で数学教師のハンクがやってきた。主役のハロルド不在のまま盛り上がっていると、呼び鈴がなり、アランがやってくる。仕方なく招き入れたマイケルだったが、パーティーは微妙な空気に包まれていく。