a critical analysis of five recent films
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Stuart, Jamie
- Publish Year
- 2008
- Shelfmark
- WER 54 2008
- Thesaurus
- films, media, lesbisch, queer, seksualiteit
- Description
- Film audiences have grown used to seeing female characters in 'performance roles,' But queer women in film perform on yet another level. In addition to performing their gender for the world, they also perform their sexuality for either a general or an 'insider' audience, in ways that can be read to establish a queer visibility, to establish a sense of community, or to show romantic lesbian interest. This book examines 'performance spaces' for lesbian identities in films, evaluating how queer femaleness is signified in contemporary cinema. It studies five films in particular: When Night Is Falling, Better Than Chocolate, Tipping the Velvet, Slaves to the Underground, and Prey for Rock and Roll. The book reveals much about both the story worlds of the films and the ways that queer women react to and feel about them.