February 2, 1998
The Object Of My Affection (1998) **
Jennifer Aniston plays a pregnant woman who falls in love with her gay roommate and decides to raise her child with him rather than her lover. Under a seemingly banal story of unrequited love hides a strongly political film that deals a mortal blow to the old idea of a traditional, nuclear and patriarchal family. It marks yet another milestone in the portrayal of gays in Hollywood cinema.