CELLULOID GAZE SOFTCOVER
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (780 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0879109718 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 219 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Their remarkably frank conversations with Hadleigh reveal much about their lives and careers and how their homosexuality affected both.. Interviews with six men from the world of film and entertainment actors Sal Mineo and Rock Hudson; directors George Cukor, Luchino Visconti, and Rainer Werner Fassbinder; and designer, photographer, and author Cecil Beaton. (Limelight)
"Interviews with six men who share a common, unusual trait" according to Midwest Book Review. First published in 1987 under the title "Conversations with My Elders," Celluloid Gaze by Boze Hadleigh is a ground breaking collection of interviews with six men who share a common and unusual trait relevant to their success in the movie-making industry: they were gay, and during their lifetimes, they concealed their sexual orientation from the public. Yet these interviews are remarkably open and candid about how these men's sexuality affected their lives and careers. A new preface reflects upon changing a