Description
Film Analysis
You should select 1 film from the following list. Please write a brief 2-3 page reaction paper on the film (typed, double spaced). Papers will focus on analyzing the films within their historical and cultural contexts, focusing on exploring the themes and ideas raised in the film. Students will take careful notes after each screening, in order to capture their initial reactions to the films. Students are encouraged to conduct additional research on these films and filmmakers and incorporate that research into their papers. Feel free to add your own ideas that significantly explore LGBT concerns. If you have other film possibilities, please let me know.
Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
And the Band played on
Baghdad Café
Birdcage
Boys Don’t Cry
Brokeback Mountain
Chasing Amy
Chutney Popcorn
The Crying game
Desert hearts
Fried Green Tomatoes
A home at the end of the world
Kissing Jessica Stein
Lianna
Longtime Companion
Ma Vie En Rose
Mango Kiss
Maurice
The Mostly unfabulous social life of Ethan Green
My Beautiful Launderette
My Summer of Love
Paris is Burning
Priest
Scenes from the Class struggle in Beverly Hills
Times of Harvey Milk
Torch Song Trilogy
To Wong Foo, thanks for everything, Julie Newmar
Transmerica
Wedding Banquet
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: LGBT- COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY FILM ANALYSIS
LGBT- Counseling and Psychotherapy Film Analysis
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LGBT- COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY FILM ANALYSIS
LGBT- Counseling and Psychotherapy Film Analysis
The film Kissing Jessica Stein is about a successful journalist woman who comes from a
bonded Jewish family residing in the USA. As a journalist, she meets many people including
Helen Cooper whom most of the film talk about the two individual relationships. Helen Cooper
who is a fairly successful gallery manager engages in many sexual relationships. Helen has
transverse many to many regions looking for someone to date even though she is not certain
about her sexual orientation as she thinks she might be a lesbian in denial (Zacharek, 2002).
Jessica, on the other hand, she has not been in a relationship for over a year which is frustrating
her especially after breaking up with her fiancée who deemed her to be very picky.
Jessica replied to Helen personal ad, and the t...