THE Coming soon: The good and the Bad WITH FARE RANGING from the transvestite-loving Pedro A1mod6var to the man-loving Cole Porter, the 2004 Cannes Film Festival was a treat for gay cineasts.</p><p> Usually, the opening night movie is a dire affair, but after the disaster of 2003, organizers weren't taking any chances.</p><p> The honor this year went to a genuine event, AImod6var's noirish melodrama Bad Education, with Gael Garcia Bernal looking divine in drag.</p><p> Even more fun than the fihn was the party that followed, with la revoluci6n!" drag queens performing, The hottest American Bernal dancing, and Alma- indie at Cannes was d6var jumping onstage.</p><p> Jonathan Caouette's docu- Druggie nihilism reared mentary Tarnation .</p><p> The its head with Asia Argento's movie shows him with his adaptation of The Heart Is boyfriend calling his es- Deceitful Above All Things, tranged father, who quickly a series of autobiographical asks if he's gay and says short stories by onetime that if Jonathan has AIDS, male prostitute J.T.</p><p> LeRoy. he doesn't want to have The film was pilloried by anything to do with him. the critics, but no one could Still, Cauoette told Screen take issue with LeRoy's International, "At one of Andy Warhol-like appear-the American festivals I had ance at the debut and his some guy bring up the fact At Cannes (from left): Bad's Almodovar and Bernal, Heart's LeRoy, De-Lovely's Kline and Judd beside the point." But it's at least part of the point of closing night musical De-Lovely, with Kevin Kline as a very gay Cole Porter, who loves his wife of convenience (played by Ashley Judd) but sleeps with one man after another.</p><p> No one took issue with the songs or the after-party, which featured pop stars like Robbie Williams croon ing Porter classics on the beach.</p><p> Maybe love wasn't for sale, but for one night at Cannes, pleasure at least was free. one-sentence speech: "Viva that I was gay, which is so l~~ ____ --~~~~~ ----------~b THE ADVOCATE 12G I JULY 6, 2004
