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- Title
What Ode to Billy Joe (the Movie) Disclosed in '76.
- Authors
Akerley, Ben Edward
- Abstract
The article mentions the author's reaction to the movie "Ode to Billy Joe" when it opened in theaters in 1976. The film disclosed why the title character in Bobby Gentry's popular song committed suicide. The topics of sexual repression, trauma from a same-sex sexual encounter, internalized guilt, and a confused teenager growing up in the rural south are themes in the motion picture. The "New York" magazine film critic, John Simon, criticized the film for suggesting that a homosexual experience could lead to suicide. The author offers his opinion about Simon and Pauline Kael.
- Subjects
ODE to Billy Joe (Film); SUICIDE in motion pictures; MOTION picture plots &; themes; HOMOSEXUALITY in motion pictures; GAY men in motion pictures; HOMOSEXUALITY &; motion pictures; MOTION pictures &; teenagers
- Publication
Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide, 2006, Vol 13, Issue 4, p32
- ISSN
1532-1118
- Publication type
Article