‘Jim Queen’ Review: Bawdy French Animated Gay Comedy Tells Too Many Old Jokes
'Jim Queen' is a French animated comedy that explores stereotypes about gay life in Paris. Directed by Nicolas Athane and Marco Nguyen, the film follows the character Jim Parfait as he navigates a pandemic that turns gay men into straight ones. While the film offers a crass and humorous take on its subject, it ultimately falls short in delivering fresh and funny content.
- ▪The film is directed by Nicolas Athane and Marco Nguyen.
- ▪It features a character named Jim Parfait, who is an Instagram hunk adored by many.
- ▪The plot revolves around a pandemic called Heterosis that turns gay men into straight men.
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'Jim Queen' Courtesy of Bobbypills Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment One goes to Cannes to see the highest of high-minded cinema, bold and searing visions from the world’s foremost auteurs. We peek in on the social upheavals of contemporary Romania, explore the fringes of city life in Tokyo and Seoul, roam the lonely foothills of Anatolia, experience the bustle of Dakar, examine the fraught history of Chile. It is an enriching experience, to see what the planet’s premier and emerging film artists have newly dreamt up. Sometimes, though, one needs a little break from all that heavy stuff.
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