QCA Film: Chris & Don – A Love Story

Chris & Don – A Love Story recounts the extraordinary relationship between British writer Christopher Isherwood and American portrait artist Don Bachardy. You can see a trailer for the film after the jump.
Chris & Don: A Love Story is your not-so-typical tale of a 46-year-old man and his 16-year-old lover. Talk about a chicken hawker! British writer Christopher Isherwood and American portrait artist Don Bachardy shared a life-long relationship which lasted more than thirty years, until Christopher’s death in 1986. if you haven’t read Isherwood, he happened to be cruising the young Weimar Republic, drawn by its deserved reputation for sexual freedom, beack before Nazism became all the rage.
By the time he and Don met, Chris was already 48-years-old and well established in the literary scene. He met teen-aged Don Bachardy among a group of friends on the beach at Santa Monica on Valentine’s Day 1953, at the age of 48, and they remained lovers until Isherwood died of prostate cancer at 81. you can own the DVD of Chris & Don starting February 24, 2009. It’s a beautiful story of men, romance, and mentorship. Anyone who’s ever had an older instructive lover knows the tender caress that guides and shapes a young man’s world view. Plus, Don Bachardy’s not too hard on the eyes either… we’ll be looking forward to that bonus footage of him playing on the beach!
See a trailer of the film after the jump!