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Queering the Biopic? Milk (2008) and the Biographic Real

verfasst von : Isabelle Van Peteghem-Tréard

Erschienen in: Women Activists and Civil Rights Leaders in Auto/Biographical Literature and Films

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Gus Van Sant’s biographical movie Milk raises several questions that are typical of the biopic genre itself, the issue of truthfulness, respect, representation, legacy, and bias. But it also fueled controversy as to the treatment of the queer issue which was considered as far too mainstream by some critics. The mixed feelings come indeed from the tension between exploring a popular genre and representing the queer issue in a transgressive creation both in form and content. This article therefore focuses on Milk’s compliance with the generic frame of the biopic. It also explores the political and poetical Real of the movie Milk and the difficult process of sublimation of history and legacy in a creative process.

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Titel: Queering the Biopic? Milk (2008) and the Biographic Real
verfasst von: Isabelle Van Peteghem-Tréard
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Women Activists and Civil Rights Leaders in Auto/Biographical Literature and Films
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-77080-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-77081-9

Copyright-Jahr: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77081-9_12

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