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Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis

  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 28m
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9.0/10
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Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis (2009)
This documentary examines the many aspects of the gay fascination with Bette Davis, featuring film clips of Bette's most iconic moments, juxtaposed with camp burlesques of her by Matthew Martin and others, including Charles Pierce and Arthur Blake; a profile of Martin highlighting his long identification with Davis; and interviews with fans, entertainers, and gay cultural historians.
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This documentary examines the many aspects of the gay fascination with Bette Davis, featuring film clips of Bette's most iconic moments, juxtaposed with camp burlesques of her by San Francis... Read allThis documentary examines the many aspects of the gay fascination with Bette Davis, featuring film clips of Bette's most iconic moments, juxtaposed with camp burlesques of her by San Francisco actor Matthew Martin and others, including Charles Pierce and Arthur Blake; a profile o... Read allThis documentary examines the many aspects of the gay fascination with Bette Davis, featuring film clips of Bette's most iconic moments, juxtaposed with camp burlesques of her by San Francisco actor Matthew Martin and others, including Charles Pierce and Arthur Blake; a profile of Martin highlighting his long identification with Davis; and interviews with fans, entert... Read all

  • Director
    • M. Black
  • Writer
    • M. Black
  • Stars
    • Jimmy Bangley
    • William Clift
    • Bette Davis
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    • Director
      • M. Black
    • Writer
      • M. Black
    • Stars
      • Jimmy Bangley
      • William Clift
      • Bette Davis
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    Jimmy Bangley
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    William Clift
    William Clift
    • Self - Interviewee
    Bette Davis
    Bette Davis
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Vincent De Paul
    Vincent De Paul
    • Self - Interviewee
    Allan R. Ellenberger
    • Self - Interviewee
    Bernardo Espi
    • Self - Interviewee
    Fernando Feliciano
    • Self - Interviewee
    Joshua Grannell
    Joshua Grannell
    • Self - Interviewee
    • (as Peaches Christ)
    Bob Grimes
    Bob Grimes
    • Self - Interviewee
    Michael Guillén
    • Self - Interviewee
    Marc Huestis
    • Self - Interviewee
    Matthew Kennedy
    • Self - Interviewee
    Matthew Martin
    • Self - Interviewee
    Gentry McShane
    • Self - Interviewee
    Scott O'Brien
    • Self - Interviewee
    Francisco Padilla
    • Self - Interviewee
    Darwin Porter
    • Self - Interviewee
    Ed Sikov
    • Self - Interviewee
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      • M. Black
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      • M. Black
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    Disappointing Documentary on Gay Fascination with Bette Davis
    This is a superficial and overlong documentary on a potentially interesting subject:how straight actress Bette Davis became a good figure of camp and a regular role for female impersonators.(we learn that as early as 1946, an artist named Arthur Blake was imitating her.An interesting interpretation is given of her film Now Voyager as being about "coming out." and there are also comments about the way her acting,starting in the mid 1940s,turned to a style of Excess which appeals to the camp culture.The chief interest of this film for me,however,was getting to see 4 or 5 people I know from San Francisco being interviewed.
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      • 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • San Francisco, California, USA(Interview)
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      • Black Summers Productions
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