Theo Rollason's film offers a lesson on queer history and early-1990s film production on a budget, as well as the spectacle of Tilda Swinton looking impossibly beautiful in her early 30s.

Tilda Swinton and Sandy Powell are EPs on Theo Rollason's directorial feature debut, premiering at Venice: "I hope the film can function not simply as a snapshot of a historical…

Venice film festival: Filmed during the making of his queer royal feature, while the director was living with HIV, the candid footage includes uproarious scenes at a Cliff Richard…