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Jun 26, 2024 · In 1961, when you could be arrested for being gay, it was risky for a movie to show gay men in a sympathetic light. The film does a good job showing what the LGBT community was up against, and what we had to overcome. And because of that, this is an important piece of cinema.
Jun 18, 2024 · Basil Dearden’s film Victim (1961) was “the first British film to center its narrative on male homosexuality” (Medhurst, 1984, p. 22) and to candidly and overtly plead for its social acceptance. 4 Victim’s story of homosexual blackmail equated homosexual invisibility with the [then] UK law’s relegation of homosexuals to a ...
Jun 28, 2024 · Victim (1961 Film) (PG) Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Sylvia Syms, Dennis Price, John Barrie. Genre: Thriller. Author (s): Janet Green, John McCormick. Director: Basil Dearden. Release Date: 29/07/2005 (London ICA Cinema); 21/07/2017 (selected cinemas) Running Time: 96mins. Country: UK. Year: 1961.
Jun 12, 2024 · The 1961 film Victim was not only the first British film to address homosexuality explicitly, but the first to do so in a way that was sympathetic to the queer community. Criticizing the UK's laws against homosexuality, the film follows prominent London barrister Melville Farr (Dirk Bogarde).
Jun 29, 2024 · 6.Strangers on a Train (1951) is a psychological thriller from Alfred Hitchcock. It's about two strangers who both want someone murdered, so they swap victims to prevent anyone from getting...
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Jun 25, 2024 · Join Lee and Dave for a lighthearted look at the world of TV, Film and Popular Culture from yesteryear that has since been considered problematic. In this episode we watch the British film 'Victim' from 1961. A classic starring Dirk Bogarde and Sylvia Syms, it was considered the first Briti...
