Boys Life starring Raoul O'Connell on DVD
Directed by Raoul O'Connell, Robert Lee King

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The three "short stories" in this 1995 anthology cover familiar territory, yet they manage to make the trials and tribulations of being gay in a hostile world feel fresh. That could be because the shorts in Boys Life explore very personal, autobiographical reminiscences for their directors, Brian Sloan, Raoul O'Connell, and Robert Lee King. Of the three half-hour films, "Pool Days" and "A Friend of Dorothy" deliver the most fun and poignancy over coming out of the closet. Their youthful heroes find they have crushes on the most handsome--and often unavailable--men, who heartbreakingly delight in teasing and taunting these smitten suitors. "A Friend of Dorothy" also reeks of Woody Allen reverie, as its lovelorn NYU student treks through the park in its autumnal glory--resembling Hannah and Her Sisters and Husbands and Wives in tone. The third installment of the trilogy is most painful. "The Disco Years" chronicles the heartache and self-deception that is often a part of struggling through high school, with its echelons of command and cruel taunts, as a gay teen. Together, these stories form a definitive trilogy that examines the agony and joy of being "different." Boys Life was a modest success and spawned a sequel quartet of shorts that comprise Boys Life 2, a less personal--and affecting--delving into the dramas of gay life.

 

 

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