I liked the two-part structure very much, and the WWII settings seemed very authentic. The acting was always on point, but the script let the actors down sometimes, making some of the emotional transitions too abrupt and unclear.
The movie also seems to have a problem with passionate sex. Every time sex actually shown, it is depicted as negative, as if Flora's views about "animals" was also the movie's. The two sets of happy lovers were only shown post-coitally or avoiding sex altogether. This is a rather odd stance: as if part of being successful partners isn't also having enthusiastic sex.
But I was very happy to have another movie showing the terrible pressure placed on queer people in the past, and the way the brutal laws affected not only the men, but also the others in their lives.
The movie also seems to have a problem with passionate sex. Every time sex actually shown, it is depicted as negative, as if Flora's views about "animals" was also the movie's. The two sets of happy lovers were only shown post-coitally or avoiding sex altogether. This is a rather odd stance: as if part of being successful partners isn't also having enthusiastic sex.
But I was very happy to have another movie showing the terrible pressure placed on queer people in the past, and the way the brutal laws affected not only the men, but also the others in their lives.