The Lavender Screen: The Gay and Lesbian Films--Their Stars, Makers, Characters,and Critics
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (616 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0806521996 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A fascinating collection of Gay and Lesbian film lore I believe this is Boze Hadleigh's best book on Gay and Lesbian Hollywood. It covers films with homoerotic themes, as well as more openly gay films, throughout the history of film. Although the book was published long before some of today's more explicit gay and lesbian films, it is an interesting historical perspective of how gay themes were gradually i
Tracing the origins and evolution of films with gay and lesbian characters and themes from the 1930s to their present proliferation, The Lavender Screen offers a startling review of more than 100 films, evaluating not only themes, but the director's attitudes and public and critical commentary as well.