Interior. Leather Bar. (2013)

In the tumultuous world of filmmaking, the 1980 movie "Cruising" was forced to excise 40 minutes of explicit gay S&M content to skirt an X rating, sparking a flurry of speculation and controversy. "Interior. Leather Bar." is the imaginative brainchild of directors James Franco and Travis Mathews, an audacious endeavour to resurrect this enigmatic lost footage. The plot unfolds on a high-strung film set, where actor Val Lauren hesitantly steps into the limelight. As the line between staged and real-life sequences blurs, Val finds himself continually renegotiating his comfort levels, surrounded by unscripted gay encounters. This film, queer in both theme and structure, stretches traditional boundaries as it oscillates between a study of the movie-making process and an exploration of sexual and creative liberation. "Interior. Leather Bar." is a bold cinematic experiment that resists simple classification, immersing viewers in a provocative blend of fantasy and reality.

Interior. Leather Bar. is a documentary movie featuring Christian Patrick and directed by James Franco.

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