About this episode

The episode explores English-language queer films as outsider 'trash' art, genre-subversive art, and poetic melodramas.

In our final episode of this year's Pride series, Cris, Dhruv & Ashwin talk about English-language queer films as outsider "trash" art (John Waters' "Pink Flamingos"), genre-subversive art (The Wachowski Sisters' "Bound") & poetic melodramas (Terence Davies' "Benediction"). Much like the previous two eps, this final episode is another attempt to explore the varied aesthetics of queer expression, with form being intrinsically tied to content in shaping what a filmmaker wants to say about queerness in (and through) their film. Listen to the full episode to hear us discuss John Waters & Divine's infamous "politics of filth" in "Pink Flamingoes," the Wachowskis' play on noir's femme fatale in "Bound," and Terence Davies' personalization (and poeticism) of the otherwise rote historical biopic in "Benediction." Spoilers, if they count. TIME CODES Intro - [00:00 - 03:04] "Pink Flamingos" (1972) - [03:04 - 36:28] "Bound" (1996) - [36:28 - 1:02:07] "Benediction" (2021) - [01:02:07 - 01:46:53] Outro - [01:46:53 - 01:53:57] Do hit 'Follow' on Spotify if you haven't…

People in this episode

Hosts: Cris, Dhruv, Ashwin

Topics covered

• queer cinema
• trash art
• genre subversion
• poetic melodrama
• queer expression
• filmmaking aesthetics

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Pink Flamingos, Bound, Benediction

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