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- Title
Beyond the Mountain.
- Authors
Ellenzweig, Allen
- Abstract
The essay comments on the portrayal of GLBT people in motion pictures, television, and other mass media. Philip Seymour Hoffman starred in "Capote," Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal were in "Brokeback Mountain," and Felicity Huffman in "Transamerica." Other movies that have offered GLBT roles include "Making Love," "Kiss of the Spider Woman," "Cruising," and "Philadelphia." The social significance of high-profile roles, the rite of passage for straight actors to play gay characters, and the casting predicament of finding actors to play gay roles are discussed.
- Subjects
GAY people in mass media; FILM characters; LGBTQ+ people in motion pictures; GAY characters; HOMOSEXUALITY in motion pictures; LGBTQ+ people; GAY people in the performing arts; HOMOSEXUALITY on television
- Publication
Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide, 2006, Vol 13, Issue 3, p14
- ISSN
1532-1118
- Publication type
Essay