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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451522003321

Autore

Doty Alexander

Titolo

Flaming classics [[electronic resource] ] : queering the film canon / / Alexander Doty

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2000

ISBN

1-134-00144-4

0-203-90270-X

1-280-53943-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 p.)

Disciplina

791.43/653

Soggetti

Homosexuality and motion pictures

Homosexuality in motion pictures

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Render unto Cesare: The Queerness of Caligari; ~My Beautiful Wickedness~: The Wizard of Oz as Lesbian Fantasy; Queerness, Comedy, and The Women; The Queer Aesthete, the Diva, and The Red Shoes; Everyone's Here for Love: Bisexuality and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; ~He's a transvestite!~ ~Ah, not exactly.~  How Queer Is My Psycho; Permissions; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This lively, opinionated, and playful look at the movies is a must-read for film buffs, and for anyone interested in gender, sexuality, and popular culture. One thing's for sure. After reading Flaming Classics you'll know you're definitely not in Kansas anymore.