{"product_id":"9781839027260","title":"100 Queer Films Before Stonewall","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBFI Screen Guides\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003e100 Queer Films Before Stonewall\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAlex Davidson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Stonewall riots were a turning point in queer history, sparking the foundation of the modern Gay Liberation Movement. This book explores LGBTQ+ representation in film through 100 features and shorts released in or before 1969, in the pre-Stonewall era. Despite prevalent hostile attitudes towards queer people in this time, queer representation nonetheless flourished in the first 75 years of cinema. This book explores a selection pathbreaking works, including \u003ci\u003eMädchen in Uniform \u003c\/i\u003e(1931, Germany), \u003ci\u003eVictim \u003c\/i\u003e(1961, UK\u003ci\u003e) \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePortrait of Jason \u003c\/i\u003e(1967, USA), \u003ci\u003ePeople in the Summer Night\u003c\/i\u003e (1947, Finland), \u003ci\u003eIt's All Because of a Katoey\u003c\/i\u003e (1954, Thailand) and \u003ci\u003eDiferente \u003c\/i\u003e(1962, Spain). Looking beyond anglophone cinema, films from Africa, Asia, Continental Europe, Oceania and South America are also spotlighted. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e100 Queer Films before Stonewall \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates that LGBTQ+ characters have been part of global cinema history from its birth, sometimes hidden in plain sight, in mainstream Hollywood films such as Alfred Hitchcock's \u003ci\u003eRebecca\u003c\/i\u003e (1940, USA) as well as underground cult classics and bold experimental art films such as Andy Warhol's\u003ci\u003e Blow Job \u003c\/i\u003e(1964). The book examines how queer characters are portrayed and sometimes coded, visible on screen even at times of severe film censorship and repressive legislation against LGBTQ+ people, challenging the received canon of great queer films and opening a new selection of world cinema greats for audiences to discover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAlex Davidson is a cinema curator at the Barbican. He has previously worked as a film programmer at JW3 and a curator at the BFI National Archive. He is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eSight \u0026amp; Sound\u003c\/i\u003e and the BFI website and has written on film for numerous other publications including \u003ci\u003ethe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGay Star News\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTotal Film\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 March 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBritish Film Institute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781839027260\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e232\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51197721247884,"sku":"9781839027260","price":24.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_b134642a-1dd1-4698-8054-deb35824ced9.jpg?v=1782962689","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781839027260","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}