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An iconic and controversial film, Midnight Cowboy is given its due as a classic of queer cinema. By shifting the perspective away from interpretations of Midnight Cowboy as homophobic, Jon Towlson argues for a new interpretation of the film as a proto-queer buddy movie and portrait of a friendship.



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“A persuasive rereading.” Total Film


“[Towlson] highlights the profound influence that Midnight Cowboy exerted on subsequent moviemaking, suggesting that it was particularly important in creating the tradition of homoerotic buddy movies, as well as such films as Brokeback Mountain that came much later. As a step toward the depiction of openly gay people in film, Midnight Cowboy was an important milestone.” The Gay & Lesbian Review

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      Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/03/2023
      ISBN13: 9780228017004, 978-0228017004
      ISBN10: 0228017009

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      An iconic and controversial film, Midnight Cowboy is given its due as a classic of queer cinema. By shifting the perspective away from interpretations of Midnight Cowboy as homophobic, Jon Towlson argues for a new interpretation of the film as a proto-queer buddy movie and portrait of a friendship.



      Trade Review

      “A persuasive rereading.” Total Film


      “[Towlson] highlights the profound influence that Midnight Cowboy exerted on subsequent moviemaking, suggesting that it was particularly important in creating the tradition of homoerotic buddy movies, as well as such films as Brokeback Mountain that came much later. As a step toward the depiction of openly gay people in film, Midnight Cowboy was an important milestone.” The Gay & Lesbian Review

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