Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Crossdressing in Cinema

Crossdressing is one of the oldest subjects in popular culture. From Marlene Detrich in the 1930 film Morocco to Albert Nobbs (due out later this year), from the inhumanly awful Ed Wood (of Plan 9 From Outer Space fame) film, Glen or Glenda to the Oscar winning The Crying Game crossdressing is one of the most commonly explored themes in film. For those of you interested in Crossdressing (which would be why you’re here) and film, The Guardian has an interesting article on the history of Crossdressing and cinema.




Daniel Craig’s appearance in heels, blonde wig and patterned dress for a video raising awareness of gender inequality for International Women’s Day marks 007′s drag debut. But cross-dressing is not, strictly speaking, new to the Bond franchise – remember the Spectre agent who attends his own faked funeral as his “widow” at the beginning of Thunderball? – and far from a novelty on the big screen.

Read More: Some Like It Drag

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