Gay Directors, Gay Films? : Pedro Almodóvar, Terence Davies, Todd Haynes, Gus Van Sant, John Waters / Emanuel Levy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levy, Emanuel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay motion picture producers and directors--Europe.

Gay motion picture producers and directors--United States.

Homosexuality in motion pictures.

Local Subjects:

Gay motion picture producers and directors--Europe.

Gay motion picture producers and directors--United States.

Homosexuality in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (425 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

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 Almodóvar and Terence Davies, developing a truly expansive approach to gay filmmaking and auteur cinema.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

1 PEDRO ALMODÓVAR

2 TERENCE DAVIES

3 TODD HAYNES

4 GUS VAN SANT

5 JOHN WATERS

CONCLUSION: GAY DIRECTORS-WHO'S LOOKING AND HOW?

NOTES

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780231526531

0231526539

OCLC:

914301534