The Living
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| Initial release | USA |
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| Directors | Jack Bryan |
| Box office | 5,514 USD (US) |
| Initial DVD release | USA |
| Producers | Jack Bryan |
| Laura DuBois | |
| John Snyder | |
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| ID | 1055298 |
About The Living
After beating his wife in an alcohol-fueled rage, a man (Fran Kranz) tries to redeem himself, while his brother-in-law (Kenny Wormald) hires a hit man to kill him.
XL bully ban: Fears move could increase dog attacks
... " The dog just ran from the conservatory… into The Living room and went straight for her face, " she said...
Head teacher says autistic student died despite family's plea for support
... His family adapted their small, terraced home, by changing The Living room into a bedroom and living area for Isaac - to give him more space and to try to prevent him from feeling so overwhelmed...
Aretha Franklin's sons are awarded property thanks to a will found in a couch
... A newer version, from March 2014, was found within a spiral notebook containing Franklin s doodles wedged beneath The Living room sofa cushions...
French Senate to debate anti-gay law apology
... Hussein Bourgi, a Socialist lawmaker who proposed the bill, said: " It is high time to bring justice to The Living victims of legislation which served as the basis for a politics of repression with brutal and punishing social, professional and familial consequences...
Minimum wage to rise to £11. 44 per hour
... The chancellor accepted the proposals in full from the Low Pay Commission, which advises the government on the minimum wage, saying that the Conservatives target to " end low pay" by lifting The Living wage to two-thirds of a measure of average earnings, had now been met...
Awaab Ishak: Family demands 'punishment' for boy's mould death
... Mr Abdullah said the mould in his home at that time " was in the kitchen, it was in The Living room, it was in the bathroom"...
UK inflation falls sharply to 4. 6% as energy prices ease
... Legacy of higher prices James Smith, research director at the Resolution Foundation think tank which focuses on The Living standards of people on low-to-middle incomes, said " the cost-of-living crisis is far from over"...
Holocaust survivor George Shefi retraces escape 85 years on
... " When you look at the world today, and you look at the growth of antisemitism, and the growth of hatred in all forms, whether it s Islamophobia, whether it s hatred of homosexuals, we have a responsibility to stand up and say: no, never again, must mean never again, " says Mr Saunders, who works for March of The Living UK, a Holocaust education charity...
French Senate to debate anti-gay law apology
By Ido Vock and Matthias ColbocBBC News
" It was catastrophic for me. It was shameful. "
Bernard Bousset recounts The Events which changed his life in a clear voice, but he is visibly still deeply troubled, all these years later.
In 1964, A Man he had spent The Night with stole his watch and some money. After reporting The theft, The Police charged Mr Bousset with sexual activity with a minor, under a discriminatory law inherited from The Nazi collaborator authorities of Vichy France which imposed different ages of consent for homosexual and heterosexual sex.
Mr Bousset, today 82, was eventually issued a " significant" fine. But what was more disastrous was The Press 's reporting of The Conviction - which made it Public Knowledge to everyone around him. The consequences were calamitous, he recalls. " At The Time , homosexuality was so negatively perceived. I was ostracised from My Family . I was so ashamed. "
" You could lose your job and your home for being gay. You had no rights. "
Mr Bousset is one of an estimated 10,000 People - mostly gay Men - who were convicted between 1942 and 1982 under laws used to target homosexuals.
On Wednesday, The French Senate - The upper house of The French Parliament - will debate a bill which would offer a formal apology to The Victims of The homophobic legislation.
If passed, The Bill would financially compensate victims of two discriminatory laws. One was The Vichy-era legislation, which set The Age Of consent for homosexual sex at 21, compared to 13 for opposite-sex relationships. After The Nazi occupation ended in 1945, The new authorities did not repeal The Law .
A second law, adopted in 1960, criminalised homosexuality as a " social scourge, " alongside alcoholism, drug use and prostitution. Judges were given wide leeway to target homosexuals under existing laws criminalising public indecency, says Antoine Idier, an associate professor at Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye, a political sciences university.
Victims of The discriminatory legislation frequently had their lives ruined, says Mr Idier. People could be fined or jailed for several months. On release, many faced social ostracism. Some lost their jobs or were forced to move cities. " In a few cases, we even see cases of suicide, " he adds.
People convicted under The laws included Charles Trenet , The Singer of classic ballads La Mer and Douce France, who spent 28 Days in prison after being accused of soliciting Young Men in 1963. Though The charges were eventually dropped, The high-profile case publicly highlighted Mr Trenet's homosexuality, about which he was discreet.
Hussein Bourgi , a Socialist lawmaker who proposed The Bill , said: " It is High Time to bring justice to The Living victims of legislation which served as The basis for a politics of repression with brutal and punishing social, professional and familial consequences. "
If The proposed law passes, it would bring France into line with other European countries, which in recent years have officially apologised to The Victims of homophobic legislation.
The UK's " Turing Law, " which received Royal Assent in 2017, pardoned gay Men convicted under some discriminatory legislation. In The same year, Germany apologised to The Victims of anti-gay laws adopted under The Nazis and maintained by The Authorities of post-war West Germany .
" France is later than other countries on this issue, " says Régis Schlagdenhauffen, an assistant professor at The School for Advanced Studies in The Social Sciences (EHESS) who has researched The persecution of gay People in France. " But it should officially recognise The injustice while some victims are Still Alive . "
" France will be greater for it, " he adds.
The Bill is not certain to pass. In its initial stages, it received a mixed reception from senators, who were sceptical of proposals to pay living victims €10,000 (£8,730). Even if passed by The Senate , it would also need to be approved by The National Assembly before becoming law.
Mr Idier says The Bill as it stands does not go far enough. He argues The Law should also recognise People who were convicted under pre-1942 laws, which did not explicitly target homosexuals but gave judges discretion to enforce them against gay People .
As for Mr Bousset, though welcoming of The Bill , he says The attempt to reckon with France's past has come Too Late .
" It will not erase [The Pain ] I lived with and which many homosexuals Still Live with, " he says. " It is incredible to say, but even today, I Am still ashamed when I Am in straight environments. "
" I never could erase this Conviction . It lives within me. "
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
