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In nearly evereywhere in the world it is not, and in Italy where the movie is set it is not either.

She is prejudiced against Jimmy both for his gay father and for him being from the US, basically for being a foreigner, so she is not only homophobic but also xenophobic. She shouts Jimmy's hair down because he dares to open his mouth in English after being in Taiwan for 3 months. She makes homophobic remarks at Damien as him being a negative influence on his son. She lectures him about how to bring Jimmy up and what Damian should refrain from in his private life. She also freaks out that Jimmy might date some girl from the same class because it is allegedly not allowed in her class, where she obviously wants to preserve the puritan atmosphere of the 1700s. She also expounds in disgust that Jimmy tried to raise openness and awareness among his classmates about the importance of daring to come out instead of encouraging potentially LGBTQ kids to stay in the closet as deep as possible and just shut the fuck up. Sure, Damian should have possibly waited until she suggests him to go to conversion therapy. I would have kicked that bitch out of the closed window straight away, but for some 'allies' (megalol) there's nothing wrong with this teacher. This show is certainly better off without some viewers.

I completely agree with you. The reason it pissed off so many butthurt gatekeepers is a plus.

When Sasiwimol told In the story of the last night she saw Siam, that she knew what the reason was for their divorce, and Siam's reaction as he run away and quickly after died in an accident was pretty much that Sasiwimol wanted to tell him she knew he was gay. She probably suspected a liaison between him and In too, but she is in denial or she escapes back to her fantasy world, where she likes to escape to, especially when the reality is not pretty (quoted from her).

Yes, he was, and 17 is not underage.

Elio was not underage either.

How do you mean "secretly in love with for 20 years"? Do you mean that they kept it as secret? Because I am pretty sure it was not one-sided and that they had a love affair at least before Sasiwimol came.

This reminds me also a theatrical play in many respects - to the works of Edward Albee in particular - but I strongly disagree that it is stagey or looks like a photographed play. It is extremely and very professionally cinematic.

I know Charley's Aunt (the musical version too), but that one is a completely different, cross-dressing comedy and so far not even remotely reminds me of this one.

Goodbye Charlie is a very similar plot. A womanizing Casanova who notoriously treats his lovers badly wakes up as a glamorous woman. Vincente Minnelli made a movie version of that in 1964 with Debbie Reynolds, Tony Curtis and Pat Boone.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodbye_Charlie

It reminds me of George Axelrod's Goodbye Charlie, if you happen to know the stage play, but with the sex change the other way around.

Actually I have had another hunch. His panicking in that erotic scene came when he recalled his numerous sexual interactions with Nott while the public is convinced he is still virgin, and the memories of all sponsors and other moguls making sexual advances to him which he had to endure came into his mind at once. It could have been too much.

If it was just trying to get famous through BL industry he would not have had a continuous and secret love affair with Nott.

It was also stated that In went to study master degree and then PHD abroad straight after he graduated, so at the age of 21 or 22, and they have not seen each other since then. So even if the 20 years separation is exact (I am still not sure), In cannot be more than 41 or 42 now.

No, others are not saying, not stating it. They are just presuming it and wondering about it in spite of the fact that it is being said. That is the whole point of my comment.

What?

Those who are making theories whether Wang has intentionally made a plan to end up where In lives: are you listening to what you are watching?

Wang's inner monologue on his way walking up to the house:

"You're right, I lied. This here isn't the latitude of 18.8801518218 and the longitude of 19.347722166. But what harm could it do? It's not like Mom has been completely honest with me either. Who knows? Going off course for a few steps could bring a big change in your life".

He literally admits he planned this all along.

In was younger than Siam and Sasiwimiol for sure. In was about to graduate while she was actively directing stage plays and she and Siam were already married. That 20 years separation was just a random, rough estimation, it could easily be 15, 17, whatever. When In graduated (at 21 or 22), he moved abroad, so they have not talked since then. It means In is more likely to be in his early 40s, but it is not impossible he is in his late 30s only.

Not that the age gap matters to me or to anyone unprejudiced, but when Sasiwimol said they have not seen each other for 20 years that was just a rough estimation. Also if I got that correctly In was reasonably younger than Sasiwimiol and Siam, he was about to graduate when the couple was already married and they were working. So In may well be in his mid-late 30s or early 40s only.

On his way heading up to the house Wang confesses in his inner monologue that he lied to his mother about the location. It is quite clear he wanted to end up there to meet In.

She is clearly a person who tries to sweep her real struggles and inner uncertainty by brash behaviour: