The seduction of space : cruising French cinema /

"Jules O'Dwyer draws film theory, queer studies, and spatial inquiry into proximity to examine the politics of cruising and the gendering of space through the work of French queer filmmakers. Foregrounding the crucial role that spatiality plays in shaping the parameters of France's vi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	O'Dwyer, Jules, 1991- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2025.
Subjects:	Motion pictures > France > History. Cruising (Sexual behavior) in motion pictures. Space in motion pictures. Sexual minorities in motion pictures. Sexual minority motion picture producers and directors > France. Queer theory. Cruising (LGBTQ+ culture) Cinéma > France > Histoire. Espace au cinéma. Minorités sexuelles au cinéma. Théorie queer. Film criticism. Critiques cinématographiques.

Table of Contents:

Introduction. Paris's cinematic exploits : from Flânerie to cruising
The seduction of space in French queer film and theory
Coming and going in Jacques Nolot's cinema
Quartiers chauds : loitering, queer zones, and Banlieue aesthetics
A queer window onto the world? Vincent Dieutre's documentary frames
Sex beyond the city : Alain Guiraudie's rural erotics.