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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817509503321

Autore

Hollinger Karen

Titolo

Feminist film studies / / Karen Hollinger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-50919-4

1-283-58519-7

9786613897640

0-203-14680-8

1-136-50920-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Disciplina

791.43/6522

Soggetti

Feminist film criticism

Feminism and motion pictures

Motion pictures and women

Women in motion pictures

Feminist films - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

What is feminist film theory? -- Films in focus: Vertigo -- Women and genre: from the woman's film to chick flicks -- Films in focus: Stella Dallas and The devil wears Prada -- Women and avant-garde and documentary filmmaking -- Films in focus 1: Meshes of the afternoon -- Films in focus 2: Je, tu, il, elle -- Films in focus 3: Shut up and sing -- Lesbian film criticism -- Films in focus: Desert hearts -- Women in the adaptation and biopic -- Films in focus 1: Sense and sensibility -- Films in focus 2: Frida -- Feminist film studies and race -- Films in focus: Illusions -- Films in focus 2: Fire -- The woman auteur -- Films in focus: Margarethe von Trotta -- The actress -- Films in focus: Susan Sarandon and Thelma and Louise.

Sommario/riassunto

Feminist Film Studies is a readable, yet comprehensive textbook for introductory classes in feminist film theory and criticism. Karen Hollinger provides an accessible overview of women's representation and involvement in film, complemented by analyses of key texts that



illustrate major topics in the field. Key areas include:a brief history of the development of feminist film theory the theorization of the male gaze and the female spectator women in genre films and literary adaptations the female biopic </