Outing Anderson

A panel discusses Gavin Lambert’s excellent 2001 Lindsay Anderson biography and the repercussions and ethics of Lambert’s decision to out Anderson as gay.

This event will now take place in the the Blue Room.

  • Total running time 70min

Former Sight and Sound editor Gavin Lambert caused controversy when he revealed his close friend’s homosexuality in Mainly About Lindsay Anderson, a Memoir. What are the politics of outing someone after death? Does confirmed knowledge of Anderson’s homosexuality change how we read his films? Join us as we explore these issues and the lines between art and life, biography and creativity, in a special, exploratory panel discussion.

Tickets £6.50.