The Dryden will screen Victim (Basil Dearden, U.K. 1961, 90 min., 35mm).

This groundbreaking thriller stars Dirk Bogarde as a married but homosexual lawyer who risks everything to track down the blackmailer responsible for a former lover's suicide. The affecting storytelling in this landmark film—in which "I love you" was spoken between men for the first time—actually helped to bring about the decriminalization of homosexuality in the United Kingdom.

[source: George Eastman Museum website, 2016-Jul-18]