Theatricality and Female Drag in Three Films by George Cukor
2013; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 14; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/14680777.2013.806338
ISSN1471-5902
Autores Tópico(s)Theater, Performance, and Music History
ResumoThis article offers a comparative consideration of three films directed by George Cukor: Sylvia Scarlett (1935 Sylvia Scarlett. 1935. Film. Directed by George Cukor, USA: RKO. [Google Scholar]), A Star is Born (1954 A Star is Born. 1954. Film. Directed by George Cukor. USA: Warner Bros. [Google Scholar]), and Heller in Pink Tights (1960 Heller in Pink Tights. 1960. Film. Directed by George Cukor. USA: Paramount. [Google Scholar]). Across distinctive historical periods and film industry circumstances, these disparate texts together invite critical readings of gender roles and relations through performative staging of women in drag. Through a queer feminist perspective and with attention to diverse textual and contextual elements, this study provides a multifaceted interpretation of a trio of films that have never been explicitly considered together.
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