00:00It's a wise old queen who taught me that I had a duty to live.
00:05We're finally getting a closer look at Luca Guadagnino's latest film,
00:09Queer, starring Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey.
00:12The first trailer for the film has dropped, giving us a more in-depth look into the story
00:16of William Lee, played by Craig, who finds himself in Mexico City after escaping heroin
00:21charges in the U.S., and Eugene Allerton, played by Starkey, a former G.I. new to the city,
00:27as they establish a connection.
00:29I'll get bigger fish to fry.
00:30Bigger fish is right.
00:32Cold, slippery, hard to catch.
00:35The film is based on the novel of the same name by William S. Burroughs.
00:39Queer, which also stars Leslie Manville, Jason Schwartzman, and more,
00:43debuted at the Venice Film Festival to largely positive reviews.
00:47The Hollywood Reporter's review of the film reads, in part,
00:50It's hard to think of a more ideal director than Guadagnino to explore queerness,
00:54sensuality, and the shifting terrain of romantic intoxication.
00:58He's found the perfect traveling companion in Daniel Craig.
01:02Why'd you have to lose?
01:05Independence.
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