Soldiers, Rebels, and Drifters: Gay Representation in Israeli Cinema

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Wayne State University Press, Oct 15, 2011 - Literary Criticism - 264 pages
A cultural history of gay filmmaking in Israel that explores its role in the rise of gay consciousness over the past three decades.
 

Contents

Zionism Homosexuality and Film
1
Tel Aviv and Gay Identity on the Israeli Screen
25
2 Melodrama Decadence and Death in Amos Guttmans Cinema
57
3 Gay Men and the Establishment in the Films of Eytan Fox
89
New Israeli Nonfiction Gay Cinema
129
Some Concluding Notes
183
Notes
201
Filmography
217
Bibliography
221
Index
235
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Nir Cohen holds a PhD in film studies from University College London. He currently teaches in the Department of the Languages and Cultures of Near and Middle East at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London.

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