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Just out of interest...  [message #37467] Sat, 21 October 2006 21:19 Go to previous message
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... what is the general perception of the historical 'heritage' drama adaptations of the 1980s ('A Room with a View', 'Maurice', 'Chariots of Fire', 'A Passage to India', etc.) and especially Merchant Ivory productions?

Do people consider these as 'art films', or if not art films at least 'arty films'?

Do they actually portray anything further than gratuitous nostalgia and pretty pictures of a world that doesn't exist any more?

I'm just trying to gauge public opinion, not asking for anything very profound. If you haven't seen any of these films, you can safely ignore this post.

I have a motive in asking these questions -- my undergraduate dissertation is likely to devote itself mostly to the recent BBC drama 'The Line of Beauty', which I would suggest that has much more in common with that genre (the historical literary adaptation/costume drama) than it does with the contemporary gay serial drama of the 'Queer as Folk' type.

I also have to make a seminar presentation on Tuesday in which I offer something exciting and interesting on the genre. If someone can suggest something I will love him to bits.

David

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