
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)
Documents the history of gays and lesbians in Hollywood films.
Directed by Lesli Klainberg, Lisa Ades
A chronological look at films by, for, or about gays and lesbians in the United States, from 1947 to 2005, Kenneth Anger's "Fireworks" to "Brokeback Mountain". Talking heads, anchored by critic and scholar B. Ruby Rich, are interspersed with an advancing timeline and with clips from two dozen films. The narrative groups the pictures around various firsts, movements, and triumphs: experimental films, indie films, sex on screen, outlaw culture and bad guys, lesbian lovers, films about AIDS and dying, emergence of romantic comedy, transgender films, films about diversity and various cultures, documentaries and then mainstream Hollywood drama. What might come next?
Este documental repasa cronológicamente las películas norteamericanas de temática gay/lésbica, desde los precursores de mediados del siglo XX (como Fireworks, de Kenneth Anger) hasta documentales como Tarnation (Jonathan Caouette, 2004) o producciones “major” como Brokeback Mountain (2005). Entre los que opinan están directores como Todd Haynes (Velvet Goldmine), Gus Van Sant (Mi Mundo Privado), John Cameron Mitchell (Shortbus), Ang Lee (Brokeback) y John Waters (Pink Flamingos).
La représentation de l’homosexualité au cinéma suit l’évolution de la société. La présence de plus en plus importante dans les médias de masse des images véhiculant la culture gay durant ces trente dernières années le prouve. Grâce à un grand nombre d’archives, ce documentaire explore l’émergence des films gays : des premiers travaux expérimentaux de Jack Smith au succès populaire et critique de Brokeback Mountain, en passant par des auteurs engagés comme John Waters, Todd Haynes ou Gus Van Sant.
Een chronologische blik op films van, voor of over homo's en lesbiennes in de Verenigde Staten, van 1947 tot 2005, van Kenneth Anger's 'Fireworks' tot 'Brokeback Mountain'. Talking heads, verankerd door criticus en geleerde B. Ruby Rich, worden afgewisseld met een voortschrijdende tijdlijn en met fragmenten uit twee dozijn films. Het verhaal groepeert de films rond verschillende primeurs, bewegingen en triomfen: experimentele films, indiefilms, seks op het scherm, outlaw-cultuur en slechteriken, lesbische minnaars, films over aids en sterven, opkomst van romantische komedie, transgender films, films over diversiteit en verschillende culturen, documentaires en vervolgens mainstream Hollywood-drama.
Reflexivo e bem-humorado, esse filme faz uma retrospectiva sobre a temática homossexual no cinema (principalmente independente) norte-americano e sobre como, ao longo de seis décadas, o tema foi se liberando no cinema. Desde o início, quando o assunto era mostrado como algo proibido ou uma doença, até os dias de hoje, sendo aceito e premiado.
Cast
B. Ruby RichSelf
John WatersSelf
Jane LynchSelf
Alan CummingSelf
Heather MatarazzoSelf
Todd HaynesSelf
Christine VachonSelf
John Cameron MitchellSelf
Rose TrocheSelf
Ang LeeSelf
Marga GómezSelf
Gus Van SantSelf
Guinevere TurnerSelf
Dan BucatinskySelf
Angela RobinsonSelf
Jonathan CaouetteSelf
Jennie LivingstonSelf
Ash ChristianSelf
Nina LandeySelf
Peter PaigeSelf
Jenni OlsonSelf
Billy PorterSelf
Alice WuSelf
Wilson CruzSelf
Donna DeitchSelf
Don RoosSelf
Patrik-Ian PolkSelf
James SchamusSelf
Alonso DuraldeSelf
Tommy O'HaverSelfCrew
Rachel Reichman (Editor)
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