Female Trouble: A Queer Film Classic
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Gay Studies, Entertainment, Film, History & Criticism, Performing Arts
| Author: | Chris Holmlund | ISBN: | 9781551526843 |
| Publisher: | Arsenal Pulp Press | Publication: | June 19, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Arsenal Pulp Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Chris Holmlund |
| ISBN: | 9781551526843 |
| Publisher: | Arsenal Pulp Press |
| Publication: | June 19, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Arsenal Pulp Press |
| Language: | English |
Part of the Queer Film Classics that have included books on Strangers on a Train, Paris Is Burning, and Death in Venice.
This is the first QFC title on the oeuvre of legendary gay director John Waters, best known for his camp classic Pink Flamingos and his later more commercial works such as Crybaby starring Johnny Depp. His films are perhaps best exemplified by his partnerships with the late, legendary drag queen Divine, who starred in his most outrageous films, including 1972’s Pink Flamingos and its 1974 follow-up, Female Trouble.
Divine stars as Dawn Davenport, a teenaged troublemaker who runs away from home. She ends up getting pregnant, works at several jobs including waitress and stripper, and frequents a hair salon where she gets her hair done by her future husband Gator, whose aunt Ida (played by Waters regular Edith Massey) wishes he were gay. When their marriage breaks up and Gator becomes a mechanic, his aunt blames Dawn and throws acid in her face. What follows is Dawn’s over-the-top tragic downfall which culminates in murder.
Holmlund’s book positions Female Trouble in the context of cinematic camp and the history of independent film in the 1970s.
Part of the Queer Film Classics that have included books on Strangers on a Train, Paris Is Burning, and Death in Venice.
This is the first QFC title on the oeuvre of legendary gay director John Waters, best known for his camp classic Pink Flamingos and his later more commercial works such as Crybaby starring Johnny Depp. His films are perhaps best exemplified by his partnerships with the late, legendary drag queen Divine, who starred in his most outrageous films, including 1972’s Pink Flamingos and its 1974 follow-up, Female Trouble.
Divine stars as Dawn Davenport, a teenaged troublemaker who runs away from home. She ends up getting pregnant, works at several jobs including waitress and stripper, and frequents a hair salon where she gets her hair done by her future husband Gator, whose aunt Ida (played by Waters regular Edith Massey) wishes he were gay. When their marriage breaks up and Gator becomes a mechanic, his aunt blames Dawn and throws acid in her face. What follows is Dawn’s over-the-top tragic downfall which culminates in murder.
Holmlund’s book positions Female Trouble in the context of cinematic camp and the history of independent film in the 1970s.
