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Queer film history: Diana McLellan’s “The Girls: Sappho goes to Hollywood”
At this point in time, it’s by no means a revelation that a number of Hollywood actresses in the 1920s and 1930s loved women, including major stars like Alla Nazimova, Greta Garbo, and Marlene Dietrich. The private lives of these … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged Alla Nazimova, books, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Mercedes de Acosta, NAZIMOVA, queer, Tallulah Bankhead
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Tórtola Valencia in Pasionaria | Passionflower (ES 1915)
From the Spain of a century ago comes the extraordinary film Pasionaria. The film is a star vehicle for Carmen Tórtola Valencia, better known simply as Tórtola Valencia, a famous Spanish dancer of the era who specialized in exotic dances. Here she … Continue reading
Posted in Film
Tagged cinema of 1915, cinema of Spain, dance, EFG, excellent women, forgotten film stars, Joan Maria Codina, nitrate damage, original research, queer, Tórtola Valencia
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Asta Nielsen’s Hamlet (DE 1921)
What if Hamlet was actually … a woman? That is the central premise of the 1921 film adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, starring Asta Nielsen in the role of Prince Hamlet. The concept is drawn from an 1881 publication, The Mystery … Continue reading
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Tagged Asta Nielsen, cinema of 1921, cinema of Germany, cross-dressing, dangerous female sexuality, excellent women, queer
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Das Liebes-ABC | The ABC of Love (DE 1916)
Asta Nielsen: great actress, or greatest actress? She’s by far one of my favourite things about the silent era. Much has been written about her vitality, her versatility, and her charisma, so I won’t belabour the point – but it … Continue reading