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Autore |
Harper Sue |
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Titolo |
Women in British cinema [[electronic resource] ] : mad, bad and dangerous to know / / Sue Harper |
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London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-20552-1 |
9786613205520 |
1-4411-3498-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (278 p.) |
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Collana |
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Rethinking British cinema |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women in the motion picture industry - Great Britain |
Women in motion pictures |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-242) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Mainstream representations -- pt. 2. Women's work. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book takes a broad perspective and analyses the ways in which the British film industry has dealt with women and their creativity from 1930 to the present. The first part of the book deals comprehensively with different historical periods in British film culture, showing how the 'agency' of production company, director, distribution company or scriptwriter can bring about new patterns of female stereotyping. The second part looks at the input of women workers into the film process. It assesses the work of women in a variety of roles: directors such as Wendy Toye and Sally Potter, producer |
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