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Luca Guadagnino Unpacks ‘Queer’: How Burroughs’ ‘Universal’ Love Story, Casting Daniel Craig and Lots of On-Screen Sex Resulted in a ‘Very Revolutionary’ Film

By Ellise Shafer Sep 3, 2024 | 12:00 AM

Luca Guadagnino’s adaptation of the William S. Burroughs novella “Queer,” which premieres Tuesday in competition at the Venice Film Festival, is his most personal film yet — and one that he’s been dreaming of making for many years. The stars aligned when producer Lorenzo Mieli and Fremantle’s head of literary acquisitions Raffaella de Angelis were […]