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PublisherMcGill-Queen's University Press

ISBN-100228011043

ISBN-139780228011040

eBay Product ID (ePID)19057245877

Product Key Features

Book TitleL'homme Blessé

Number of Pages144 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

TopicLgbt Studies / Gay Studies, Film / History & Criticism

IllustratorYes

GenrePerforming Arts, Social Science

AuthorRobert. Payne

Book SeriesQueer Film Classics Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight7.9 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width7 in

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Series Volume Number1

SynopsisRobert Payne guides readers through the powerfully erotic underworld of L'Homme blessé, giving the cinematic milestone the critical attention it deserves. Combining formal analysis, historical research, and original interviews, this book cements L'Homme blessé in its rightful place within queer cultural history., Drawn into the circuit of men cruising for sex in and around a train station, restless adolescent Henri begins a frenzied pursuit of a dangerously charismatic older man, with sometimes violent and ultimately tragic consequences. Premiering at Cannes in 1983, Patrice Chéreau's L'Homme blessé (The Wounded Man) was one of France's first major cinematic releases to depict homosexual desire and queer sexual cultures in an unapologetic and complex way. It is a film that continues to resonate to this day. L'Homme blessé generated controversy with its dark tone and its treatment of an adolescent's obsessive homoerotic desire, as well as Chéreau's denial that the film is about homosexuality. Robert Payne guides readers through the powerfully erotic underworld of L'Homme blessé, where the film sidesteps fixed identities and draws viewers into the ambiguous spaces of queer desire, and argues that its visual composition depicts queer ways of seeing and generates queer ways of feeling. A look into the production's historical and cultural backdrop uncovers a behind-the-scenes story of power and desire between its two screenwriters and the presence of HIV/AIDS hovering ominously and inevitably off screen. Original interviews trace the lives of L'Homme blessé across three continents and three decades and measure the film's enduring value beyond its prestigious debut. Payne cements L'Homme blessé in its rightful place within queer cultural history and introduces the film to a new generation of viewers., Drawn into the circuit of men cruising for sex in and around a train station, restless adolescent Henri begins a frenzied pursuit of a dangerously charismatic older man, with sometimes violent and ultimately tragic consequences. Premiering at Cannes in 1983, Patrice Chéreau's L'Homme blessé ( The Wounded Man ) was one of France's first major cinematic releases to depict homosexual desire and queer sexual cultures in an unapologetic and complex way. It is a film that continues to resonate to this day. L'Homme blessé generated controversy with its dark tone and its treatment of an adolescent's obsessive homoerotic desire, as well as Chéreau's denial that the film is about homosexuality. Robert Payne guides readers through the powerfully erotic underworld of L'Homme blessé , where the film sidesteps fixed identities and draws viewers into the ambiguous spaces of queer desire, and argues that its visual composition depicts queer ways of seeing and generates queer ways of feeling. A look into the production's historical and cultural backdrop uncovers a behind-the-scenes story of power and desire between its two screenwriters and the presence of HIV/AIDS hovering ominously and inevitably off screen. Original interviews trace the lives of L'Homme blessé across three continents and three decades and measure the film's enduring value beyond its prestigious debut. Payne cements L'Homme blessé in its rightful place within queer cultural history and introduces the film to a new generation of viewers.

LC Classification NumberPN1997