{"product_id":"dirk-bogarde-9781476678030","title":"Dirk Bogarde","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   English actor Dirk Bogarde dominated the films in which he starred. Exploring the tension between his matinee idol appeal and his own closeted sexuality, this book focuses on the wide variety of genres in which he worked, and the highly charged interaction between his life and his roles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Beginning with an expose of gay life in post-war Britain and his relationship with partner\/manager, Anthony Forwood, each chapter explores Bogarde''s performances by genre--his juvenile delinquent movies, his military roles, his contribution to Basil Dearden''s overtly gay thriller \u003ci\u003eVictim\u003c\/i\u003e (1961), and his outsider roles in such films as \u003ci\u003eThe Servant\u003c\/i\u003e (1963), \u003ci\u003eThe Fixer\u003c\/i\u003e (1968) and \u003ci\u003eDespair\u003c\/i\u003e (1978). Bogarde''s camp cinema, espionage thrillers and various roles as artists are also examined, along with the misogyny of the \u003ci\u003eDoctor\u003c\/i\u003e films and his later television work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne. \"It's too horrible to watch!\" 11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo. \"I'm better on my own.\" 23\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree. \"You'll wake up in Broadmoor.\" 32\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour. \"All the nice boys like a soldier.\" 57\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive. \"Nature's played a dirty trick on me.\" 77\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix. \"Champagne! Champagne!\" 109\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeven. \"I don't think you know what the truth is any more.\" 121\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight. \"I don't believe in morality.\" 136\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNine. \"You cannot reach the spirit through the senses!\" 143\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTen. \"No women!\" 153\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion 168\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFilmography 173\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Notes 175\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography 181\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex 185\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040460013911,"sku":"9781476678030","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476678030.jpg?v=1750946823","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dirk-bogarde-9781476678030","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}