Dottie Gets Spanked

Director Todd Haynes ("Far from Heaven") presents this riveting look at burgeoning sexuality in 1960s suburbia. Obsessed with a Lucille Ball-esque sitcom star, effeminate 7-year-old Steven faces ridicule from his classmates and disgust from his father. But when he witnesses his idol getting spanked during a visit to her television studio, Steven's conflicting feelings send him into a whirlwind of confusion and anxiety. Evan Bonifant, Barbara Garrick, Julie Halston star. 45 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; audio commentary by Haynes; bonus short "He Was Once" (1989); photo gallery.