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Welcome 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 poets, friends,and scholars provide missing documents of numerous female lovers. Bishop's intimate poems and the creative music composition by Joan La Barbara bring the poet into our lives with new facts and unexpected details.
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How long is Welcome to This House?
Welcome to This House has a runtime of 1h 19m (1 hour and 19 minutes).
Who directed Welcome to This House?
Welcome to This House was directed by Barbara Hammer and released in 2015.
What genre is Welcome to This House?
Welcome to This House is a Documentary film (2015).
Who stars in Welcome to This House?
The cast of Welcome to This House includes Kathleen Chalfant.
