What will correct the "humpbacked mountain"?

The film "Gorbataya Gora" Anga Lee, telling about the gentle friendship of two courageous cowboys, was awarded several Golden Globe awards and became one of the favorites of the Oscar race. What will the rolling fate of the picture in Russia turn out to be? The opinions of politicians, film experts, directors, clergymen.

Alexey Teacher, director:

I heard a lot about this film, but I have not watched yet. According to my ideas, this is a film about feeling, about experiences, and not about homosexuality. If it does not have frank scenes between two men, then the film should freely show in our country. The film received a prize of the Venetian festival and "Golden Globes" is probably not for porn facilities - this is not a porn movie - but for skill, for directing. I am waiting for this film to be rented, and I hope that there will be no censorship in the show of this film in Russia. However, if critics say that the film is about homosexuals, then difficulties will arise with the rental. The main thing is to correctly understand the design of the directors. I myself recently encountered improper interpretation. I am finishing the film "The House of Winston Churchill", and I am accused that this is a film about a brothel. In fact, the film has a completely different meaning.

Brani.ru, 01/17/2005

Alexander Chuev, State Duma deputy, member of the Homeland faction:

Unfortunately, the film "Gorbataya Gora" will appear at the Russian box office. Although it is necessary to prohibit or limit it. Such films must be demonstrated in the small number of halls, and on the cassettes it is necessary to mark "Children under 18 years of age is prohibited." I believe that homosexuals need to be tolerant, but the propaganda of homosexuality is unacceptable and harmful, it deceively acts on society. If in the USA it is believed that the propaganda of homosexuality is safe for their national culture, then this is their business. We need to understand that the fashion for homosexuality leads to a fall, brings the end of the world.

If the film is widely rented in Russia, then I, as a State Duma deputy, will demand a restriction of the film. I have already introduced the law to the Duma a bill on the prohibition of propaganda of homosexuality. If necessary, I will make again.

Brani.ru, 01/17/2006

Alexander Timofeevsky, film critic, editor-in-chief of the online publication Globalrus.ru

The film will not meet any obstacles to show in Russia. This is an American film. We have a lot of American films about the problems of homosexuals, and there have never been problems with their film distribution. The public was calm about this. If the film was Russian, about Russian gays, then another conversation.

There is a high probability that the film "Gorbatai Mountain" will be put forward to Oscar in several nominations. In America, anything can be. This is America.

Brani.ru, 01/17/2006

Igor Kon, sexologist, sociologist:

Censorship for showing a humpbacked mountain is not needed. We calmly go any gay films and do not cause any scandals. As far as I read criticism, this film is not about homosexuality, but about love. Moreover, the angle of the film is unexpected - in a cowboy environment, even more than, for example, in football, relations between men are unacceptable, intolerant.

Talking about today's fashion for homosexuality cannot withstand critics, as some people have love for their floor because they are created. And those who are created differently can try once, and most of the pleasure will not receive, and the board is high.

Surely the church will oppose the film. Of course, she now performs the function of the agitprop, and our Politburo will listen to the opinion of the church, but it will make a decision on its own. Putin is not an idiot, I must understand that there is still such a thing as a reputation in the West, that the ban on the film will only spur interest in it and it will be additional advertising. Today's political ideologists are quite smart people. They will allow the film to show - after all, it does not pose a danger to the regime, and only those who are interested in serious films will watch it.

Brani.ru, 01/17/2006

Vsevolod Chaplin, Deputy Chairman of the Department of External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate:

Let this film in a beautiful wrapper are discussed by those who are interesting, but I do not want to do this.

Brani.ru, 01/17/2006