Orpheus' Song

This was a very gentle love story told to us when a strong friendship turned into much more on a holiday trip to Greece it was well acted, slow in places, but the relationship between the two men was very well done.

The camerawork was ravishing along with the score, overall I enjoyed this movie very much

Short and sweet, Orpheus' Song is an exercise in slowly building sexual tension. The chemistry between the two leads is intoxicating, and the scenery almost as gorgeous as Philipp (a luminous Sascha Weingarten).

The basic sin - the high unrealism of story. The good points - good looking actors, the poetic title, easy frame for a predictible discover about the heart of their friendship,the pomegranate and the confusion of Enis after Corfu, the guide as a sort of Pan , the contrast of complementary friends and the care for physical condition. And,sure, the visit to Achilleon, the beauty of Corfu.With regret, nothing more. Result - a decent film about a powerful friendship,

What is it with gay themed films and fruit ? The example of the peach in ' Call Me By Your Name ' set the example and here comes another film with a pomegranate that is the basis of male on male eroticism. For most of this semi-travelogue of a trip to Greece which could have been cut by at least ten minutes two would be gay lovers ' find ' their ' true ' orientation. They are two gym Narcissists who spend their time flexing their muscles and teasing each other while doing all this love's labours lost for women. I did not believe in this scenario except sadly for the gym part. I could have had if there had been a modicum of psychology in the film plus a real sense of chemistry between the two men. There is also a rolling about in the sands which made me laugh and a wrestling scene that made me almost want to stop watching. Put bluntly this is not a very good film, but it gets a 4 because of Orpheus ( called Hercules here ) who genuinely does tap on a sense of magic that unfortunately disappears too quickly. For gym buddies alone who believe they have minds and an appreciation of cinema beyond Hollywood tripe of the 21st Century.

This film looks that came from a horny teenager who is trying to reveal his true identity. Everything seems fake in this. I was painful to watch. It starts with a simple minds (band) quote. Simple minds! I rest my case.