Brief encounters : lesbians and gays in British cinema 1930-1971 / Stephen Bourne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bourne, Stephen, 1957 October 31- author.

Series:

Bloomsbury academic collections. Film studies.

Film studies: Bloomsbury Academic collections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homosexuality in motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Great Britain--History.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Summary:

"For many years, lesbian and gay representation in British cinema escaped the attention of critics and historians. Informative and entertaining, Brief Encounters examines performers, directors and a wide range of films to reveal a cinema more varied, vital and sensuous than we could have imagined. Through a close reading of mid-twentieth century British films, Bourne explores a range of lesbian and gay screen images from movies including Soldiers of the King, Pygmalion, In Which We Serve, Brief Encounter, Black Narcissus, The Red Shoes and A Hard Day's Night . In addition, he looks in detail at the ground-breaking Victim and brings together the moving reminiscences of gay men who first saw the film in the hostile climate of 1961, and the reactions of contemporary critics. This fluent chronology of over 150 famous, half-remembered and forgotten films is a testament to the contribution of gays and lesbian to British cinema culture."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; About the Author; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; Victim; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; Appendix; The Victim letters; The Critics' Reaction to Victim; Bibliography; Index of Film Titles; Index of Names

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 31, 2016).

ISBN:

9780304332861

0304332860

9781474291354

147429135X

9781474291347

1474291341

OCLC:

957521258