SummaryWelcome To This House, a feature documentary film on the homes and loves of poet Elizabeth Bishop, is about life in the shadows, and the anxiety of art making without full lesbian disclosure. Hammer filmed in Bishop's best loved homes in the U.S., Canada, and Brazil, believing that buildings and landscapes bear cultural memories. Interviews with ... Read More
Directed By:Barbara Hammer
Written By:Barbara Hammer
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May 22, 2015
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If the documentary isn't quite dynamic in its revelations, it's considerably more so in its challengingly essayistic presentation.
May 26, 2015
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Ms. Hammer’s gauzier sequences notwithstanding, the film’s most commanding image is the housekeeper’s description of the ruthless monasticism Bishop maintained and the compulsive writing she practiced in her studio. Amid excesses and entanglements, that concentration ensured her place in literary history.
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Awards
Ashland Independent Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
