In 1947 being queer (emphasis on male homoeroticism) was illegal. If found engaging in a same sex relationship you could go to prison and be forced to engage in hard manual labor as a way of conversion. This movie coming out in 1947 is one of the bravest and most important achievements in queer cinema. Not only is the film beautiful in an abstract nature, but it disproves the claim that homosexuality is a choice. No person would be willing to subject themselves for something that wasn’t so necessarily intrinsic to their being. Kenneth Anger is a visionary and this is peak.
In 1947 being queer (emphasis on male homoeroticism) was illegal. If found engaging in a same sex relationship you could go to prison and be forced to engage in hard manual labor as a way of conversion. This movie coming out in 1947 is one of the bravest and most important achievements in queer cinema. Not only is the film beautiful in an abstract nature, but it disproves the claim that homosexuality is a choice. No person would be willing to subject themselves for something that wasn’t so necessarily intrinsic to their being. Kenneth Anger is a visionary and this is peak.
