Is the homosexuality being alluded to several times between Withnail & "I", serious or is it meant to be taken as a joke?
I heard the director had an affair with an Italian director when he was still acting and quite young as well....
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Just for comic value I think. "I"'s quite clearly not gay from what I saw (he claims he is "not homosexual", there's no reason not to believe him), but Withnail might well be. It's not really suggested if he is or isn't in what I can remember of the film.
Saying that, "I" does come out with a very impressive account of an affair with Withnail, considering it's apparently fictional... (that was a joke before someone corrects me).
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If memory serves me correctly, the director of Withnail had a bit-part in a film by Visconti (possibly Death In Venice), or was it Zeferelli's something or other, I forget which, and attracted unwanted attentions from said director. The character of Monty, and his pursual of 'I', is supposedly a nod to this uncomfortable experience.
Marwood (I) seems to be straight, although Withnail's reference to Hamlet "Man delights not me: no, nor women neither. Nor women neither." posed a hint to me. I doubt if he has any feelings of the sort for Marwood though.
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