Sick and Dirty: Hollywood's Gay Golden Age and the Making of Modern Queerness.
Published In: Publishers Weekly, 2025, v. 272, n. 17. P. 51 1 of 2
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Abstract
"Sick and Dirty: Hollywood's Gay Golden Age and the Making of Modern Queerness" by Michael Koresky delves into how midcentury Hollywood films navigated queer themes under the restrictive Motion Picture Production Code. The book analyzes director William Wyler's adaptations of "The Children's Hour" to illustrate the expression of repressed desire in code-era cinema. Koresky also examines films like Alfred Hitchcock's "Rope" and Joseph L. Mankiewicz's "Suddenly, Last Summer" to explore the portrayal of queer characters and themes in Hollywood. The book is praised for its insightful film criticism and erudite analysis of the complexities of queer representation in classic cinema. [Extracted from the article]
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- Source:Publishers Weekly. 2025/04, Vol. 272, Issue 17, p51
- Document Type:Article
- Subject Area:History
- Publication Date:2025
- ISSN:0000-0019
- Accession Number:184773729
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