“期間限定で“恋人”のフリ⁉︎”
1995年、同性愛が違法でなくなってから2年後のアイルランド。同性愛者への差別や偏見が根強く残る田舎町で、自身がゲイであることを受け入れられない高校生・エディと、レズビアンであることを隠しているクラスメイトのアンバー。家族や同級生にセクシュアリティを悟られないように平穏に卒業を迎えるため、2人は“ニセモノの恋人”を演じることに！性格も趣味も全く違う2人だったが、ぶつかり合いながらも、悩みや夢、秘密を打ち明けるうちに、唯一ありのままの自分をさらけ出せる、かけがえのない存在になっていく。しかし、一緒に訪れた都会・ダブリンで、運命的な出会いによって新たな世界に触れた2人は、“理想的”だったこの関係にも終わりが近づいていることに気づいてしまい…。
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監督: David Freyne
脚本: David Freyne
音楽: Stephen Rennicks
制作: Will Clarke / Andy Mayson / Rachael O'Kane
撮影監督: Ruairí O'Brien
制作会社: Atomic 80 / Wrong Men / Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
'Dating Amber' will tug those gay heartstrings and make you laugh along the way. It's a fabulous watch, offering a new voice in the ever-growing queer cinematic landscape. - Chris dos Santos Read Chris' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-dating-amber-gay-coming-of-age-film-shines-with-a-unique-spin-on-a-familiar-trope
This is quite a refreshingly clever coming-of age story with Fionn O'Shea ("Eddie") and Lola Petticrew ("Amber") as two gay teenagers who hit upon the perfect ploy to make sure they are left in peace by their classmates: they decide to date each other! Their cunning plan deceives all their mates and even engenders quite a bit of jealousy from some of his pals whilst giving them a perfect cover. He is a bit smitten with his quite hunky teacher; she wants to escape it all to go to London and be a punk. It's a touching little yarn, with two enjoyable performances from both as they come to terms with living and coming out (or not!) in a small Irish community very much un-used to things gay back in the mid 1990s. I haven't a religious bone in my body, so cannot testify to the accuracy of the representations David Freyne makes of the church, but the Catholic nun's sex education video is remarkably plausible (and bigoted). The writing and directing is uncomplicated. There is no bullying or oppressiveness which maybe doesn't lend too much to it's authenticity, but it does to it's charm. It isn't a gritty warts-and-all story of sexual evolution; it's a frequently comical story of two kids coming to terms with who they are and what they want from life. Like any of us knew at that age....
