{"product_id":"100-queer-films-before-stonewall","title":"100 Queer Films Before Stonewall","description":"\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","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57510239895925,"sku":"9781839027260","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781839027260.jpg?v=1787130578","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/100-queer-films-before-stonewall","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}