We know it’s difficult for subtitle-virgins, but be sure not to miss these five movies. Outside the English-speaking world are gay films that take leaps in genre-variation and eroticism. Okay, Timothée Chalamet ( Lady Bird ) masturbating into fruit in Call Me by Your Name (2017) is a little out-there, but mostly, English-language gay movies feel introductory – like a “Being Gay 101” lesson (see the cotton-candy rom-com Love, Simon ). Unlike our rare disco balls gathering popularity along their way into Hollywood, these movies are more erotic and honest than their English counterparts. It’s easy to say no to subtitles, but don’t give in. By: Otis Robinson ‘Free Fall’: 5 international gay films you shouldn’t miss