Queens (Reinas)

Fresno Reel Pride Night OUT! Screening
Saturday, June 3 2006
3pm box office opens
2 Screenings!
4pm AND 8pm
Doors open 1/2 hour before film starts
DAY OF FILM - Cash only sales
$10 general admission
$5 VIP Members
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Praise for Queens

'I'm getting married in the morning, ding-dong my bells are going to shine...' If you have any notion of getting hitched, then come see Queens: a big, glossy Spanish take on the country's first mass gay wedding. Your guides for the hour are five mothers coping not only with their sons' romantic problems but with some of their own as well. One is a nymphomaniac, another a needy nightmare and a third a well-to-do actress contemplating the social horror of her son marrying the gardener's lad. The boys are all hysterical (and cute). But as the special day comes round, the fates conspire to drown their looks in floods of tears and disappointment. Queens delivers highly on the laugh front with some great performances. Warning, however: whatever stage of commitment your relationship is at (and yes for all you singles, an imagined one is okay too) Queens may put you off white suits for life.
- Jonathan Keane - London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

The cast digs in and finds the real people amid the wackiness. All of the mothers are delicious drama queens; Maura and Paredes are the bright sparks, as usual. And of the men, Salmeron registers strongest with the most complex role -- and the most illicit liaison. The interaction is goofy and faux-shocking, with complicated interrelationships, secrets and surprises, and even a rampaging shaggy dog. - Rich Cline - SHADOWS ON THE WALL

Synopsis

'Queens' is a hilarious, touching and contemporary ensemble comedy that finds five headstrong mothers coping with the personal family conflicts surrounding the impending marriages of their gay sons.

As these five very different women deal with their own desires, prejudices and history they attempt to survive the weekend as sex, anger, bigotry and love hilariously clash in this ultimate wedding film about the strength of love and the importance of family.

This debut Warner Bros. Spanish production brings together a stellar female cast not seen since '8 Femmes,' featuring Verónica Forqué (Kika, Matador), Carmen Maura (Valentin, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) and Marisa Paredes (Talk to Her, All About My Mother).

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