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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Levy, Emanuel (1947-....)
Titre(s) : Gay directors, gay films? [Texte imprimé] : Pedro Almodóvar, Terence Davies, Todd Haynes, Gus Van Sant, John Waters / Emanuel Levy
Publication : New York : Columbia university press, ©2015
Description matérielle : xix, 378 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Comprend : Pedro Almodóvar: Spain's enfant terrible ; Terence Davies: subjective memoirist
; Todd Haynes: deconstructive queer cinema ; Gus van Sant: poet of lost and alienated
youth ; John Waters: queer as trash and camp ; Conclusion: gay directors "who's
looking at whom and how."
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"Through intimate encounters with the life and work of five contemporary gay male
directors, this book develops a framework for interpreting what it means to make a
gay film or adopt a gay point of view. For most of the twentieth century, gay characters
and gay themes were both underrepresented and misrepresented in mainstream cinema.
Since the 1970s, however, a new generation of openly gay directors has turned the
closet inside out, bringing a poignant immediacy to modern cinema and popular culture.
Combining his experienced critique with in-depth interviews, Emanuel Levy draws a
clear timeline of gay filmmaking over the past four decades and its particular influences
and innovations. While recognizing the 'queering' of American culture that resulted
from these films, Levy also takes stock of the ensuing conservative backlash and its
impact on cinematic art, a trend that continues alongside a growing acceptance of
homosexuality. He compares the similarities and differences between the 'North American'
attitudes of Todd Haynes, Gus Van Sant, and John Waters and the 'European' perspectives
of Pedro Almodovar and Terence Davies, developing a truly expansive approach to gay
filmmaking and auteur cinema."--Jacket
Sujet(s) : Artistes homosexuels
Réalisateurs de cinéma
Homosexualité et cinéma
Indice(s) Dewey :
791.430 8664 (23e éd.) = Cinéma - Étude en relation avec les homosexuels
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780231152761. - ISBN 0231152760. - ISBN 9780231152778. - ISBN 0231152779. -
ISBN 9780231526531 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45015165f
Notice n° :
FRBNF45015165
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