Gay Culture

One never forgets his first love as we are reminded by the film opening sentence 'Love is so short and forgetting is so long' quotation from a poem by Pablo Neruda and as the poster of the movie reminds us:

Only art can turn pain into beauty.

Shy and closeted and nerdy young artist Danny (Tye Olson) is befriended by golden boy swimming champion Carter (Kyle Clare) when family circumstances bring them together for a night. Danny helps the troubled Carter in school, while the brash and sexy yet troubled Carter works hard to hide his drug problems, history of seizures and the painful relationship he has with his unsympathetic, recovering alcoholic father. Their blossoming relationship brings Danny out of his shell, awakening both his passion for art and burgeoning gay sexuality.

Watercolors is framed by scenes of Danny as an adult. He's a successful artist, but his boyfriend is bothered that he can't seem to get over his high school crush. He argues that a live person can't compete with a glorified memory, showing that the lasting memory of a first love is potentially toxic.

Όταν ένας ταλαντούχος, νέος καλλιτέχνης (Danny) φθάνει στα εγκαίνια της πρώτης έκθεσης στη Νέα Υόρκη με ερωτικά έργα του ενεργοποιούντε αναμνήσεις απο τον πρώτο του έρωτα (Carter), ένα προβληματικός αθλητής του οποίου η κατάθλιψη και αυταπάρνηση τον οδήγησε στην αυτοκτονία. Μέσα από μια σειρά αναδρομών στο παρελθόν βλέπουμε τους Danny και Carter , την αμοιβαία έλξη τους. Με την ενθάρρυνση των τριών ισχυρών και πολύ διαφορετικων γυναίκων, της κυρία Μάρτιν, ένα ελεύθερο πνεύμα, καθηγητρια τέχνης, ο καλύτερος φίλος του, της Andy, μιας νεαρής κοπέλας με σοβαρή σωματική βλάβη, και της Μίριαμ, αλκοολικου που ξεπερναει το προβλημα της.


With English OR Greek Subtitles: Part1   Part2