British Queer Cinema

British Queer Cinema draws together a diverse range of accessible, insightful and groundbreaking new essays from some of the worldÂs leading queer cinema theorists and explores, for the first time, the provocative and previously under-valued history of lesbian, gay and queer representation in British cinema. From the early years of ÂPre-Gay, through the post-war gay liberation, and the Âpost-AIDS queer generations, this book provides an historical perspective on queer cinema. Through case studies of key works British Queer Cinema studies: The Killing of Sister George Prick up Your Ears Beautiful Thing a reappraisal of the films of Anthony Asquith, Terence Davies and Derek Jarman the Âqueerness of the heritage the homoerotic ÂNew Wave the star performances of Dirk Bogarde, Beryl Reid and Stephen Fry the representation of gays and lesbians and gay and lesbian actors. A timely collection that maps the relationship between contemporary queer sexuality and its socio-historical, national and critical contexts, British Queer Cinema will be invaluable reading for students of queer studies and British cinema history alike.