Dirk Bogarde

Matinee Idol, Art House Star

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by David Huckvale

Type

Biographies

Subject

Actor > Dirk Bogarde

Keywords

Dirk Bogarde, actor, Great Britain

Publishing date

2019

Publisher

McFarland & Co

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 199 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4766-7803-0

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Book Presentation:
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.

Beginning with an exposé 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 Victim (1961), and his “outsider” roles in such films as The Servant (1963), The Fixer (1968) and Despair (1978). Bogarde’s “camp” cinema, espionage thrillers and various roles as artists are also examined, along with the misogyny of the Doctor films and his later television work.

About the Author:
David Huckvale has worked as a researcher, writer and presenter for BBC Radio and as a lecturer for various universities in England. He lives in rural Bedfordshire.

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