Relax

1991
25 Min.

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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuSteve, a gay man who lives with his lover Ned, has had multiple partners and is worried he may have the HIV virus. Ned tells him to relax and get tested. Steve can't relax: he's obsessed wit... Alles lesenSteve, a gay man who lives with his lover Ned, has had multiple partners and is worried he may have the HIV virus. Ned tells him to relax and get tested. Steve can't relax: he's obsessed with scrubbing himself, he washes between his toes with a toothbrush. He doesn't want to know... Alles lesenSteve, a gay man who lives with his lover Ned, has had multiple partners and is worried he may have the HIV virus. Ned tells him to relax and get tested. Steve can't relax: he's obsessed with scrubbing himself, he washes between his toes with a toothbrush. He doesn't want to know, but he does have the test. The five days' waiting for the result are agony. He picks a f... Alles lesen

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Was it possible to relax in 1991 when awaiting the results of an HIV test?

Relax is a black and white film about the anxiety a gay man faces between the time that he takes an HIV test and the day that he gets his results. The images that flash through his mind include the erotic and the absurd, one night stands, cruising, suffocating inside a full body condom, and simulated anal intercourse with a motor oil. The only splashes of color are images of red corpuscles racing through clear veins as seen under a microscope.

Overall, an effective image of the anxiety that used to arise back in the day when test results took ten days and a positive result meant that one could only watch one's diet and wait for other symptoms to arise.