Episode 105: HAPPY TOGETHER (1997) [feat. Jenny Ackerson & Aegor Ray]

CW: Depictions of sex work. The Wong Kar-watch continues with HAPPY TOGETHER, a searing portrait of love in places of unbelonging (and Wong’s only Cannes winner to date). We’re joined by returning guest Jenny Ackerson and writer Aegor Ray for our discussion, which delves into ill-fated relationship of Fai and Po-wing, two Hong Kong ex-lovers stuck in Buenos Aires, as well as Wong’s portrayal of unglamorous queer love in ways that both leverage and buck his trademark visual panache. Follow Aegor at https://twitter.com/itsteensy Follow Jenny at https://twitter.com/ackersonjenny "Peak Male Performance: Young Frankenstein (1974)" by Aegor Ray at Bright Wall/Dark Room: https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2020/11/25/peak-male-performance-young-frankenstein/ "Out of the Depths: Winter Stories" at Mizna: https://mizna.org/art/out-of-the-depths-winter-stories/ Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/trylovepodcast and email us at trylovepodcast@gmail.com to get in touch! Buy tickets and support the Trylon at https://www.trylon.org/ Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Outro music: “Chunga’s Revenge” by Frank Zappa from the HAPPY TOGETHER soundtrack.