Screening: My Own Private Idaho

The origins of the impressionistic elements of director Gus Van Sant’s Oscar-winning films Good Will Hunting and Milk can be seen in this earlier indie drama. River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves star as prostitutes drifting across the Pacific Northwest, one a narcoleptic who dreams of finding his long-lost mother, the other a rich kid who plans to retire from hustling once he inherits his father’s fortune. The pair float through a series of surreal encounters with clients punctuated by stunning landscapes. An update of Shakespeare’s Henry IV and V plays, Van Sant’s film is a poetic musing on friendship, betrayal and longing.

We’re delighted to announce that this month’s screening will be introduced by Ian and Drew, the owners of Glasgow’s glorious gay boutique “Luke and Jack” 

Sunday 21 August, 7.30pm, GFT
Tickets and trailer.