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OverviewIn recent decades, male bisexuality has become a recurring topic in international cinema, as filmmakers and their works challenge our ideas about sexual freedom and identity. In all of these films, more than a dozen of which are covered here, bisexuality is treated both as an actual practice and a complex metaphor for a number of things, including the need to adapt to changing environments, the questioning of rigidly traditional male roles and identities, the breakdown and regeneration of the structures of families, the limitations of monogamy, and the stubborn affirmation of romantic love. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Justin VicariPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.354kg ISBN: 9780786461608ISBN 10: 0786461608 Pages: 255 Publication Date: 12 January 2011 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Preface Introduction: Searching for Bob Elkin Part 1. Personal Visions 1. Fifteen Minutes of the Future: François Ozon’s A Summer Dress 2. To Bend Without Breaking: Bisexuality and Adaptation in the Films of André Téchiné 3. Tentative, Tender ... and Trendy? Gregg Araki’s Teen Trilogy 4. Rock Star Bisexuality in Todd Haynes’ Velvet Goldmine 5. For Whom the Bi Tolls: Craig Lucas’ The Dying Gaul and Ozon’s Water Drops on Burning Rocks Part 2. Alone and with Others 6. Making the Man: The Bisexual Hero 7. Illegible Patriarchies: Bisexualizing the Family 8. Fazes and Mazes: Inside the Triangle Part 3. Matters of Love and Death 9. The Schoolboy Crush and Its Ambiguous Object 10. Turning It On and Off: “Bi for Pay” 11. Allegories of AIDS 12. In His Wake: The Strange Power of the Dead Bisexual 13. At the Limits of Heterosexuality: The Woman’s Viewpoint in Anatomy of Hell Conclusion: “It’s All Good” Chapter Notes Works Cited IndexReviewsRecommended! Vicari has amazing insights into bisexuality and how it is expressed on film. His film criticism is both in-depth and fascinating --<i>Examiner.com</i>; the well-conceived structure, detailed reflections, and lucid writing style of Vicari's study should interest both casual cineastes and scholars. It is certain to become an influential staple and offer solid grounding for further research and examination --<i>brightlightsfilm.com</i>. Recommended! Vicari has amazing insights into bisexuality and how it is expressed on film. His film criticism is both in-depth and fascinating --Examiner.com; the well-conceived structure, detailed reflections, and lucid writing style of Vicari's study should interest both casual cineastes and scholars. It is certain to become an influential staple and offer solid grounding for further research and examination --brightlightsfilm.com. Author InformationJustin Vicari is an award-winning poet, essayist and film writer. He lives in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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