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Daddy and the Muscle Academy is a 1991 Finnish documentary film directed and written by Ilppo Pohjola. The documentary is focused on the life and works of Tom of Finland, the pseudonym of Finnish gay erotic artist Touko Laaksonen.
Aug 24, 2017 · Tom of Finland is one of the gay world's few authentic icons. His drawings have had an enormous influence on gay identity. Tom's ultimate leather men are known and seen everywhere. They are symbols of gay pride and friendship. The documentary includes some titillating 'enactments' inspired by Tom's art work. Addeddate.
Jun 6, 2017 · Tom of Finland in his own words - Tom tells his own life story, starting with his childhood in rural Finland, and going on to the influence on him of WWII, h...
The life and work of gay icon Tom of Finland. Content collapsed. By drawing in audio and interview recordings from gay men who have a connection to Tom of Finland, we get a clear sense of how gay...
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The Finnish documentary Daddy and the Muscle Academy is the story of gay artist Tom of Finland. The viewer is treated to hundreds of vividly rendered portraits of male models, ranging from (according to the videocassette liner notes) Drummer Daddies to fellow artists.
Oct 17, 1991 · Play Trailer. Overview. Tom of Finland is one of the gay world's few authentic icons. His drawings have had an enormous influence on gay identity. Tom's ultimate leather men are known and seen everywhere. They are symbols of gay pride and friendship. The documentary includes some titillating 'enactments' inspired by Tom's art work. Ilppo Pohjola.
Traces the career of artist Tom of Finland with a particular focus on the ways in which his iconography and mythical male images have had a profound effect on how gays see themselves–and on gay consciousness in general.
