Author: nstodder
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Desperate Living: A Filth-ridden, Violent Queer Utopia
In comparison to the other films we watched, I found that John Waters’ Desperate Living (1977) was arguably the least “road trip” and most “queer” film of the semester. While the road trip itself is only a couple of minutes, with the bulk of the film taking place in Mortville, Desperate Living was one of…
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