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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453786603321

Autore

Rees-Roberts Nick

Titolo

French queer cinema [[electronic resource] /] / Nick Rees-Roberts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2008

ISBN

0-7486-5116-0

1-281-94775-X

9786611947750

0-7486-3419-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Disciplina

791.436530944

Soggetti

Homosexuality and motion pictures - France

Homosexuality in motion pictures

Gays in motion pictures

Motion pictures - France

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 (p. 151-158) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Beur Masculinity and Queer Fantasy; 2. Down and Out: Immigrant Poverty and Queer Sexuality; 3. Mauvais Genres: Transgender and Gay Identity; 4. Queer Sexuality, AIDS and Loss; 5. The Emergence of Queer DIY Video; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

French Queer Cinema looks at queer self-representation in contemporary auteur film and experimental video in France. Whilst there is growing research on representations of queer sexualities in France, this is the first comprehensive study of the cultural formation and critical reception of contemporary queer film and video. French Queer Cinema addresses the socio-political context informing both queer DIY video and independent gay cinema, including films such as Patrice Chéreau's Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train, Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau's Drôle de Félix, François Ozon's Le T