# The 1971 pioneering queer British movie Natasha Lyonne can’t get enough of: “So fucking good”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-1971-pioneering-queer-british-movie-natasha-lyonne-cant-get-enough-of-so-fucking-good/
- Published: 2026-11-05T09:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T09:25:21+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/1971-queer-british-movie-natasha-lyonne-cant-get-enough-of/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, UK, World

## Key points

- Natasha Lyonne calls *Sunday Bloody Sunday* one of her favourite films.
- The 1971 drama portrayed bisexuality with unusual frankness.
- Peter Finch, Glenda Jackson and John Schlesinger were Oscar-nominated.

## Summary

John Schlesinger’s 1971 film *Sunday Bloody Sunday* is highlighted as an early, frank portrayal of homosexuality in British cinema. Actor Natasha Lyonne has called it one of her favourite films, praising Peter Finch’s performance and the film’s continuing relevance.

Finch plays Daniel, a Jewish doctor who has a relationship with artist Bob, played by Murray Head; Bob is also involved with Alex, played by Glenda Jackson. The film treated bisexuality without making it a joke or depicting it as selfish, at a time when homosexuality remained taboo. Finch, Jackson and Schlesinger received Oscar nominations, and the article compares the film’s significance with the earlier British film *Victim* (1961).

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