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Hollywood Biblical Epics - Camp Spectacle and Queer Style from the Silent Era to the Modern Day (Hardcover)
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Hollywood Biblical Epics - Camp Spectacle and Queer Style from the Silent Era to the Modern Day (Hardcover)
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This is the only book of its kind to explore biblical epics from an
LGBT perspective, studying films from the silent era, to the
postwar major studio era, to the present day. In spite of
restrictive Hollywood censorship regulations, filmmakers throughout
history have pushed the boundaries of sex and violence when making
religious films. In this unrivaled text, author and educator
Richard Lindsay analyzes the relationship between bible-based epics
and "camp"-films with overwrought acting, casts of thousands, and
exotic sexuality. Lindsay presents the ways in which camp style
identifies films as "biblical" in the mainstream imagination, while
undermining their traditional religious messages through the
inclusion of sexually diverse subtexts. Viewed through this lens,
this provocative book explores topics like the Jazz Age excesses of
The King of Kings, the pre-code decadence of The Sign of the Cross,
the horror movie tropes of The Passion of the Christ, and
comparisons between Ben-Hur and the gay male fantasies of 1960s
beefcake magazines. Additional content features the history of
biblical epics and a comparison of the pious expectations of
filmgoers against the real content of the films. Considers pre-code
films, production code films, and films under the modern MPAA
ratings system Analyzes biblical epics for gay characters and
situations Explores the relationship between biblical content and
camp Addresses the treatment of LGBT subjects in relation to
Hollywood censorship regimes
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