Butley
His wife just left him for another man. And so did his boyfriend.
★★★★★
English / 127 MIN. / 1974
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The Synopsis
Butley is set in Queen Mary’s College, London and focuses on two English instructors, Ben Butley, a middle-aged former T. S. Eliot expert whose life is now in a shambles, and his protégé, Joey, a homosexual. With both Joey and his wife leaving, Butley faces a life alone, fighting back with wit, obscenity and booze.