Steve McQueen: "Bear" (1993)
WEBrip | mp4 | MPEG-4 | 632x480 | 9m 6s | 51.5 MB
b&w | silent | sub: none | logo: Preview Copy
genre: Art-house
WEBrip | mp4 | MPEG-4 | 632x480 | 9m 6s | 51.5 MB
b&w | silent | sub: none | logo: Preview Copy
genre: Art-house
Bear (installation view)
- "Bear" was Steve McQueen's first major film. Although not an overtly political work, for many viewers it raises sensitive issues about race, homoeroticism and violence. It depicts two naked men-one of whom is the artist-tussling and teasing one another in an encounter which shifts between tenderness and aggression. The film is silent but a series of stares, glances and winks between the protagonists creates an optical language of flirtation and threat.