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GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

May 11, 2007

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Rain brings the blossoming

Maximo Oliveros and his brothers walk down a Philippine street, not knowing the storm that will soon engulf them all in The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros, playing May 11 at the Cleveland Institute of Arts Cinematheque.

Okay, "storm" may be a little too foreboding. Perhaps it would be better to say "the gentle spring drizzle" that will soon engulf them all, since Maximo (Nathan Lopez, center) is a 12-year-old gay kid living with his father and his older brothers (Neil Ryan Sese and Ping Medina) who are all petty criminals.

As must happen to every young person, Maximo meets his first great love. His family can handle that the man is older, since his friendship is pure. They can handle that their kid is gay-the Philippines are a very different place than America.

What truly troubles this clan of crooks is that the object of Maximo's desire is a police officer.

The film has won awards at the Berlinale Film Festival, among others, and was the official selection for the Philippines for Academy Award consideration. This indicates that this is a wonderful film, but the only way to tell for sure is to see it.

The Blossoming of Maximo Oliverosis playing at 7:30 pm on Friday, May 11 at the Cleveland Institute of Arts Cinematheque, 11141 East Blvd. Tickets are $8, $5 for CIA students and staff and Cinematheque members. For more information, call 216-421-7450 or go to www.cia.edu/cinematheque. It's also playing at 9:20 pm on May 10.

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but considering that I can't stand most Israelis, I would never want to live there.”

Borrowing so much of the book from Gold's act is both a strength and a weakness. It can sound a bit... schticky, if you will, but it also gives the reader the most in-depth introduction possible to Ruth Gold, who as much as anything else is the impetus for the creation of the one-woman show and the book.

Eventually, Judy finds out much of why her mother is as she is, and it's a very emotional moment for the readers. All pretense of humor is dropped, if only for a short time,

and the reader is let in on a moment of tragedy that shaped Ruth's life, Judy's life and, ultimately, will continue to have a part in the lives of Judy's sons Ben and Henry. It is a moment completely without schmaltz, perhaps one of the few in the book that can evoke such perfect empathy from its read-

ers.

After that tragic flash, the humor never really comes back. It's probably a good thing that it happens about three pages before the end of the book. It cleanses the palate, while providing that last bit of nourishment to finish the meal.

So, once your mom buys you the book for Mother's Day (or you buy it for yourself), curl up with a nice plate of rugelach and read it. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and maybe understand just a little bit more about why mothers are like that.

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