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My Gentleman Friends
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'My Gentleman Friends' is a Canadian docudrama television film, directed by Moze Mossanen and released in 1999.Katrina Onstad, "Grey gay men provide colour to an invisible era : My Gentleman Friends tells the stories of ageing former dancers". 'National Post', April 5, 1999. The film centres on Victor (Aron Tager), Gordon (David Gardner) and Luigi (Franois Klanfer), three older gay men who were all once dancers with a ballet company, and are being interviewed about their lives by documentary filmmaker Margaret (Christina Collins).John Allemang, "With friends like these, who needs Friends?". 'The Globe and Mail', April 7, 1999.
The cast also includes David Dunbar, Greg Spottiswood, and Brigitte Gall as production staff assisting Margaret.
Although the main trio of actors was not literally playing themselves, many of their characters' reminiscences in the film were true stories gathered by Mossanen from interviews with real older gay men who had worked in performing arts as actors, musicians, or dancers.
The film premiered on Bravo on April 7, 1999. Mossanen received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series at the 14th Gemini Awards.Doug Saunders, "Private networks close in on public TV in Gemini race: CBC still dominates awards, but faces more competition this year than ever before in the event's 14-year history". 'The Globe and Mail', September 22, 1999.
The film was subsequently rebroadcast on Bravo in 2004 as part of a retrospective series of Mossanen's works, alongside 'The Rings of Saturn', 'The Year of the Lion' and his new 'From Time to Time'.Gordon Bowness, [https://www.dailyxtra.com/light-in-the-loafers-42384 "Light in the loafers: A rare TV tribute"]. 'Daily Xtra', February 18, 2004.
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