Witty knowing and immensely entertaining Dorian Blues is a delightfully off-kilter coming-of-age tale from debut writer-director Tennyson Bardwell. Adolescence is proving a pain for Dorian (Michael McMillian). He's an outcast and the butt of classmates' fag jokes at high school and his football hero brother (Lea Coco) is constantly rescuing him. But everything finally begins to make sense when he realizes that he's gay. Before his arch-conservative dad (Steven C. Fletcher in a hilarious role) can throw him out of the house he's off to NYU where he encounters a new... world of cafes sophisticates and handsome men but this life proves just as frustrating as his world back home. From the hysterical dinner table political discussions to the serious family moments and less-than-perfect life in college the writing and acting is directly from the heart and always rings true. Prepare to laugh out loud with this first-rate gay comedy. [show more]
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Witty and compassionate coming-of-age comedy drama from first time director Tennyson Bardwell. 17 year-old Dorian (Michael McMillian) is finding adolescent life trying. Mercilessly teased at school about his sexual orientation, Dorian is continually having to be rescued by his elder brother Nicky (Lea Coco), the local star athlete. When the realisation that he is in fact gay finally arrives, the news is greeted with disbelief by his homophobic, conservative thinking father Tom (Steven C. Fletcher), who promptly shuns his son's dilemma. Seeking solace in his first term at New York University, Dorian soon encounters love, friendship and heartbreak, before news from the home front turns his already complex life upside down once more.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Capturing the quirk and candor of Napoleon Dynamite and That 70's Show, Dorian Blues contemplates the tortures of high school as Dorian, resident outcast and butt of all "fag" jokes, makes his way through the perils of adolescence. But things finally click when the teen realizes that he's gay. Before his Nixon-loving father can give him the conservative boot, Dorian is off to bright lights of New York City for a whirlwind of exciting firsts - S&M clubs, coffee bars and attractive men. But to Dorian's dismay, this world may prove to be as maddening as the one he's left behind.
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