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5.0 out of 5 stars A touching and entertaining film!, July 9 2004

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His Secret Life touched me. I found myself thoroughly engrossed with the story and relating to both main characters, and the secondary ones. The kind of real emotion and character development is exactly what's missing in most Hollywood films, making me turn to the Foreign section most of the time. This is one of the best gay-themed films I have seen, one anyone can enjoy and relate to. It is a sweet film, heart-warming and touching without being overly sentimental. The chacters are thouroughly developed and experience real emotions as they deal with loss and heartbreak. Words cannot describe how this movie affected me and made me long for a better world where people can care about each other as much as this small group does. A wonderfully entertaining and emotional experience that is highly recommended.

P.S. Despite the preview, this is not sexually explicit and only features one scene of a gay threesome. The rest of the film is tame.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Will somone make a move that allows GAY LOVER to live, Mar 5 2004

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This is a great date movie. The only drawback is the centeral charater is killed off within the first few minutes of the minutes. The remander of teh movie you are left to live the moments of joy between the gay lovers as a memory.

WILL SOMEONE MAKE A MOVE WHICH SHOWS GAY LOVE AS AN ACTIVE HAPPY EVENT. CAN SOMEONE MAKE A MOVE THAT DOES NOT KILL OFF THE GAY LAVOER TO AIDS, ACCIDENTS OR HATE CRIMES.

CAN SOMEONE MAKE A MOVIE WHERE 2 GUYS CAN MEET AND FALL IN LOVE AND ENJOY EACH OTHER.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Molto Bene!, Feb 18 2004

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I bought this DVD some months ago and watched it in portions. For some reason I just wasn't able to focus enough to watch it in its entirety.

I recently decided to travel to Italy and getting into the spirit of things, remembered this movie. Once I turned the movie on - it turned ME on! The story and characters were wonderful and very real. There is a sadness that turns to gratifying and empowering self-discovery. Antonia, the main character, has just lost her husband Massimo in a car accident. In viewing his personal belongings, she discovers that Massimo was having an affair for the past 7 years. Little does Antonia realize that the affair was with a man (Michele).

Antonia develops a sometimes tense friendship with Michele and his group of friends. Over time, the friendship with this group becomes a part of Antonia's family.

The movie is complete with the token transexual, AIDS victim, as well as a fag-hag from Turkey. Each of them are a delight and add a real richness to the storyline.

Filmed in Rome, the movie takes us to understand that no matter where you live or what language you speak, that family is the most important thing there is. It doesn't matter if your family members are blood-related or not. Family is what you make of it.

The only minor fault that I found was the portrayal of the stereotypical bitter queens who are so dishonest and unfaithful to themselves - and each other. Lines like "If you tell the truth, they will stop loving you" made me cringe a bit. The character of Antonia found this upsetting as well.

The music score was very good and I especially liked the music played during the closing credits (Tiromancino's "Due Destini") It is a superb song!

Overall, I give this FIVE stars as the movie was in itself a great portrayal of turning obstacles into opportunities and finding the value in family relationships.

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