Bisexual Characters in Film

<p>How far have we progressed from the days when showing a film such as Jack Smith’s Flaming Creatures landed the cinema’s programmer projectionist and ticket taker in jail? What are some of the hidden clues modern audiences are overlooking in older films that suggest a character’s bisexuality? Which famous actors actresses directors and screenwriters were attracted to people of both sexes? In Bisexual Characters in Film the first book to focus on the role of bisexual characters in film you’ll find answers to these questions and many more as you explore analyze and celebrate 80 years of bisexual movie characters (and the people who have created them) from around the world. A lively entertaining and informative commentary this book examines the treatment of bisexual film characters and shows you how that treatment has been affected by societal forces such as censorship politics religious prejudices homophobia and sexual stereotypes. Bisexual Characters in Film looks at the contribution of bisexual people (and others who have had lovers of varying sexes) to the body of work available on film today. These include the directors writers actors composers and designers whose sexual orientation has informed their work. An analysis of the Motion Picture Production Code and its devastating effect on bisexual and homosexual screen images forms an important part of the book. You learn how specifically it eradicated gay lesbian and bisexual characters from Hollywood films as well as the role of bisexual lesbian and gay filmmakers in finally defeating it. Other questions you’ll find answers to include:</p><ul> <li>Who or what is a bisexual? </li> <li>How were bisexual characters represented in silent film before the forces of censorship banned them from the screen? </li> <li>What bisexual myths and stereotypes are portrayed on film? </li> <li>What is the role of “camp” in bisexual film?Bisexual Characters in Film is a unique resource for researchers; librarians; film festival planners; the queer media; professors and students of lesbian gay and bisexual studies; bisexual activists; and general bisexual gay lesbian and transgendered readers. It provides a much-needed view of bisexual representations in a major segment of our popular culture.</li> </ul>