River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves star in director Gus Van Sant's loose adaptation of Shakespeare’s Henry IV. It's the haunting tale of two young street hustlers: Mike Waters, a sensitive narcoleptic who dreams of the mother who abandoned him, and Scott Favor, wayward son of the mayor of Portland and the object of Mike's desire. Navigating a volatile world of junkies, thieves and johns, Mike takes Scott on a quest from the grungy streets to the open highways to the Pacific Northwest in search of an elusive place called 'home'.
My Own Private Idaho is a stirring look at unrequited love and life at society's margins. It's considered a classic of New Queer Cinema, the early 1990s movement in queer-themed independent filmmaking.
Screenings:
14 February, Showroom (with intro by the Showroom's Young Programmers) – book now
17 February, Film Unit – book now
