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CROSS-DRESSING AND LESBIAN REPRESENTATION IN BELLE ÉPOQUE BY FERNANDO TRUEBA.

The article critiques the film "Belle Époque," directed by Fernando Trueba, focusing on the film's portrayal of sexual identities and gender roles in Spain. The author claims the film maintains and upholds patriarchal dominance over women as opposed to popular interpretation of the film as subversiv...

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Published in:Romance Notes Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 287 - 295
Main Author: Cruz-Cámara, Nuria
Format: Film/TV Criticism and Review
Published: University of North Carolina Press 2010
Subjects:
Gender role in motion pictures
Gender identity in motion pictures
Belle Epoque (Film)
Trueba, Fernando
Male domination (Social structure)
Lesbianism in motion pictures
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article critiques the film "Belle Époque," directed by Fernando Trueba, focusing on the film's portrayal of sexual identities and gender roles in Spain. The author claims the film maintains and upholds patriarchal dominance over women as opposed to popular interpretation of the film as subversive. Other topics explored include sexual indifference, representations of lesbianism, and female sexual desire.