Michael (1924)

Now regarded as a landmark of gay cinema, Carl Theodor Dreyer’s adaptation of Herman Bang’s novel, tells the story of a powerful male artist who must let his young male lover and model, the titular Michael, go when the young man finds someone he actually loves. It’s about a manipulative old man dying effectively alone after failing to manipulate his young lover into staying with him. Michael is the work of an artist who has come out of the crucible of his first five feature films as a strong...