Hi
I don't have a source per se for you, but perhaps this might be helpful:
The film, ostensibly about the erotic awakening of two (gay) men, is, in the
end, little more than fodder for the (foresaken) wife's understanding of her
own heterosexuality. What a stunning conclusion that was to an otherwise
interesting film. A film that makes a good comparison, for the same reasons,
is A Man is a Woman. Very troubling films.
In terms of reading then, you might look at any chapter from Vito Russo's _The
Celluloid Closet_, especially the ones dealing with gays and lesbians in film,
from the 1970s and 80s.
Andrew
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> of good secondary sources for the students' reading list, as the usual
> avenues have yielded little.
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> many thanks
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