Synopses & Reviews
Hollywood movies often portray gay people as being in some sense monstrous. This volume focuses on several filmmakers who have used the trope of the homosexual as monster in a way that subverts traditional cinema. Their movies reveal that the monster can be powerful and attractive, thereby showing gay people a way to claim power from being thought of as outcasts and obviating the notion of fitting in. This study will appeal to film scholars and to those interested in the portrayal of homosexuals in the media.
Synopsis
Examines different uses and consequences of the cinematic trope of the homosexual as monster.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-142) and index.
About the Author
MICHAEL WILLIAM SAUNDERS is Assistant Professor of English and German at Kennesaw State University, Georgia.
Table of Contents
A Genealogy of Gay Monstrosity
Growing Up Monstrous: My Own Private Idaho and The Living End
Jean Cocteau, Kenneth Anger, Jean Genet
Son of Genet: Fassbinder's Querelle
Dark Lovers, Wild Lives
Queer Views From the Outside: Damned and Damn Proud of It
Conclusion
Appendix: An Interview With Todd Haynes
Works Cited
Index