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Director Everett Lewis wanted to "infuse queerness" as deeply as possible into Luster. To that end, he populated his cast with a number of LGBT actors and filled the soundtrack with music from LGBT punk and queercore bands, most notably Pansy Division .
Oct 17, 2003 · Everett Lewis’ “Luster” lives up to its title as a fresh, bittersweet look at the pursuit of love among a creative group of L.A. young people. It is an unusual film in that most all its ...
This self-described post-punk, neo-romantic queer comedy was written and directed by Everett Lewis, known in the indie world for much heavier meals like "An Ambush of Ghosts" (1993).
Luster. A less snarky trip through L.A. gay/punk terrain hitherto identified with Gregg Araki, Everett Lewis' micro-budgeted indie "Luster" is an ensemble seriocomedy that's initially loose to a...
A refreshing departure from the typical gay love story, LUSTER is a raw and darkly comic look at young punks in love. An irreverent and refreshing take on the queer world of sex, lust and unrequited love.
- Everett Lewis
- Film Research Unit, Form A 2042 Films
I admire Everett Lewis greatly - there are too few auteurs like him making heartfelt realistically emotionally painful queer movies. LUSTER clearly warns us that in our lives (love) and everything that glitters is not gold". The low budget nature of the film only reinforces the aesthetics.
Luster is authentic, rough and ready and also a wonderful, joyous and sexy film, gay cinema as it should be, full of true and false rebels, quirky people and the constant dilemma of what counts...
