Indeed things have changed tremendously over my lifetime. Lost my soulmate at 19. He visited me in my dreams after he died to tell me that he was in love with me. I’d never known. Years later, I had the nerve to tell his mother that he visited me in my dreams and shared with her what he told me. “I know,” she said. “I could tell.” I didn’t expect that response, but it made me really happy that times had changed enough that I could be honest like that, something that wasn’t so easy to do back in the day. Of course, I let her know too that the feeling had been mutual.
So very sweet, easygoing, wholesome, kind. So very beautiful, thought provoking, wondrous, wonderful, full of love, seeing people, from all walks of life, coming together, gathering, to find common ground. They are all full of hope, spirit. This film is full of kindness, grace, mystery. It brings me hope…I’m crying a bit…such a poignant & wonderful movie. Thank you for bringing it to us
Thank you for this film, Gen X and perhaps millennials have no tribal elders. We lost them to AIDS fueled by prejudice. Please give us more features centered on elder lesbian gay perspective, perhaps future younglings won’t feel so lost in their self discovery. Thanks for lighting your beacon.
Incredible, powerful movie that might seem simple, but so…..not. The ending with the photo & the realization of it, brought tears. I loved this movie..
Thank you so much! Richard Hall, in hospice in 1992, worked on final stories and wondered if his work and life would be remembered. Story, to him, was a transformative thing. His collection, Fidelites, will be re-released by ReQueered Tales this spring. Thanks for watching!
@@secretofilms6302 I can not wait to watch "REQUEERED TALES" when it is released. .I would of loved to meet him. I can tell he was loved by so many. Everyone should be so blessed.. Thank You so much for your message. Trace Dial
Very in-depth story with great sensitibity and lots of mysteries that were uncovered beautifully. I watched for second time, and keep learning more. The richness of gay history in rural U.S. is incredible, and so little has been told. I will watch it another time to get some new to think about it....
Wonderfull, I LOVE THIS FILM. Show like the human being should be. Not at all, the ending was very, very hard for me, can't explain in short words, would have to be a book.
What a beautiful movie. Nothing like I thought it would be. Soooo much feeling and truth. All I can say is.. A work of Art. Thanks a million for all of the hard work producing this and for sharing it with us. Jim
I don't belong anywhere. That was taken from me at the age of seven. It's 69 years later...and I just joined my first group of fellow travelers. It's a start.
Thank you! That is how I felt about the original short story. So much packed into a small number of pages. Richard Hall was a master, and a pioneer of gay literature. Thanks for viewing.
I can honestly say I did not see this going where it went. Very Profound in its meaning. Times are indeed changing and for people like myself the world is more open and full of possibilities than ever before. To see these folks in such a unique way telling their stories in such a subtle yet lovely way was very nice. This is a work of art. Great job!
I love that story.... Like others, I stumbled across this film. It is not the usual coming out story, young adolescents, etc. I enjoy the depth and I would realy the source of the Country People short story. TY
Merci. Je pense que Richard Hall ressentait profondément le poids de l’histoire et l’importance de la littérature. Il a aidé à lancer le premier programme d’études gays dans le pays. thank you. I think Richard Hall felt deeply the weight of history and the importance of literature. He helped start the first Gay Studies program in the country.
FAIR YOUTH Country people do it in the hay. [8:09] Richard Hall quoting from an unidentified book by an unidentified author: "Are you entranced with fair youths? Can you contemplate a greater truth? What ladder is he asking us to climb? And what will we find when we get to the top?" Founded in the interpretation that the relationship was platonic, this theory suggests that the fair youth was Shakespeare’s nephew, William Hart. In some of his sonnets written in the late 16th century, Shakespeare writes about a young man who he calls “the Fair Youth.” This character is depicted as the Petrarchan ideal; he’s blonde, fair-skinned, innocent, all characteristics consistent with beauty in Elizabethan England. Shakespeare confesses his deep infatuation and jealousy for the Fair Youth in his enduring 126 sonnets dedicated to the initials W.H., who many believe is interchangeable with Fair Youth. In Shakespeare’s Sonnets the 'Fair Youth' is an unnamed young man to whom sonnets 1-126 are addressed. The poet writes of the young man in romantic and loving language, a fact which has led several commentators to suggest a homosexual relationship between them, while others read it as platonic love. Though the name this young man is not mentioned,we can get a view of the mental and physical picture of him. The thing that strikes our mind after we read the sonnets is that the speaker only pays the glowing tributes to the external features of his friend.But inwardly his friend lacks many qualities and the poet has to give advice to keep him on the right track.But the young man remains ever uninstructed. This idealization treats lightly the youth's fundamental flaw, his selfishness in refusing to wed and procreate. My choice of inspiring literature: Walt Whitman served as a volunteer Union Ambulance Driver during the U.S. Civil War because he was a conscientious objector. He once exchanged glances with President Abraham Lincoln on a street in Washington not long before he was assassinated. "I Sing the Body Electric" is a famous poem from the American writer Walt Whitman's magnum opus, Leaves of Grass. In this poem, a speaker sings the praises of the human body. The body, he says, is nothing less than a miracle: wonderful beyond description, it gives people their own distinct identity and connects them to every other person alive. To have a body, this speaker proclaims, is to be a part of a beautiful, ordered, and joyful universe. Whitman used the word “electric” to mean thrilling. The first line basically means “I praise the thrilling aspects of the human body”. By sing, Whitman means "recount or celebrate in a work of literature, especially poetry" I Sing the Body Electric is one of the twelve poems which comprised the first edition of Leaves of Grass (1856/67). In it, he celebrates the glories of existence, explores themes of the body, its parts and its whole, the interconnectedness of body and soul, the sensuality of the body, and equality and interconnectedness of us all (including between races.) The sensuality is prominently discussed to the degree that his publishers tried to have him remove it.
A really well-done story as well as acted by some remarkable actors. I have decided to subscribe as I hope you have more videos like this one or stories.
Thanks and welcome! I will try to post more videos here soon. For now, here are some similar films that I like: Cicada (amazon and youtube), Parting Glances (Tubi), Dare (Amazon).
A great story that is really well acted. I was surprised to see it is based on a story by Richard Hall. I have read Couplings and Letter from a Great Uncle, both of which I recommend. Does anyone know what book this story is collected in?
Thanks for viewing. "Country People" was in a collection called Fidelities: A Book of Stories. It is out of print, but will be back in e-print shortly through a publisher called RequeeredTales.com. It also appeared in The Advocate and an anthology of gay science fiction. I can send you a pdf if you'd like to read it.
@@secretofilms6302 I opened your link in another window & am listening to one of their earlier postings...I will work my way through all of their posts. Thanks for sharing this link....Such a relaxed vibe!
A very touching film. It might bring some people to realize what has always been-that people are the same in any era. That gay people are not just a modern phenomenon. Gay people have always been here, and despite how some people might want to ignore the elephant in the room and want the "problem" to go away, it never will, because it's not the problem. The problem is ignorance and conformity to the idea that there is an "us" and "them". There is only a collective "we" when discussing humanity. Thankfully, the human spirit perseveres through oppression and ignorance. Love is love.
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the comments speak to the on-going (post Richard Hall) nature of what this is unpacking. I found a copy of the book of stories, the Fidelities and in which Country People is one of the stories. Both genres are important to the many who are viewing this short film. Thank you for posting
Thank you! I think Richard wanted to bring pre Stonewall books into a post Stonewall world. In the same way, I wanted to bring Richard into a post Millenial world. Thanks for watching!
@@secretofilms6302 there are few gay short themed films that catch my attention. The English teacher in me loved the content and I read the story in the book you recommended. It is clearly inter generational. Well done.
the acting in this video is horrible. and why is this guys go-tee purple ? okay, it took right up to almost the last scene to figure out what was happening here. yes the acting was really bad, but the story was good. some good and well financed director could make this into a full length feature. get a good writer or a few good writers. give us some more back ground and story line. thats a movie i would really like to see.
Thanks for your comments. There is a feature script that won several awards. It fleshes out the story just as you've suggested. Hoping to find that director (and that funding.) I first read this story in the '80's in The Advocate. It stuck with me all these years.
Thanks so much for watching! I will try to keep this channel flowing with more like this. For now, I can recommend a few similar films: Jongens (Vimeo on demand), Ronny and I (RU-vid), Wildhood (Hulu).
Well wasn't expecting to much from this short movie But I'm glad glad I stayed to the end Such a cleaver bit of writing! It got the the near end then it hit Me? Then so did the tears running down my cheeks. Like them we all want that happiness in the queer books we read But often it's not always Happy But tragedy that happens. I would like to personally thank th Authur for this Beautifully Moving Piece Congratulations
Thank you! So gratifying to share this story. I've been working with the original author's sister on this. She is trying to keep his memory alive. He was lost to AIDS in '92.
