03035oam 22006014a 450 991048053670332120211004152543.01-5261-1066-01-5261-1067-9(CKB)3710000001098580(MiAaPQ)EBC4837549(OCoLC)962073555(MdBmJHUP)musev2_78477(EXLCZ)99371000000109858020160530e20162009 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierCatherine BreillatDouglas KeeseyManchester :Manchester University Press,2016.©2016.1 online resource (191 pages) illustrationsFrench Film Directors SeriesManchester Film StudiesList of plates Series editors' foreword Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Female virgins and the shaming gaze 2. Sisters as one soul in two bodies 3. Masculine tendencies and macho violence 4. Staging masochism, facing shame Conclusion Filmography Select bibliography Index.Previously issued in print: 2009.0-7190-8562-4 0-7190-7530-0 Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.List of plates -- Series editors' foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Female virgins and the shaming gaze -- 2. Sisters as one soul in two bodies -- 3. Masculine tendencies and macho violence -- 4. Staging masochism, facing shame -- Conclusion -- Filmography -- Select bibliography -- Index.This is the first English-language book on controversial female director Catherine Breillat, whose films include Romance, A ma soeur! (Fat Girl), Anatomy of Hell and The Last Mistress. This volume explores the director's complex relation to religion and to feminism, and it examines the differences between Breillat's films and patriarchal pornography, engaging in detailed analysis of her intimate scenes between men and women. Keesey also discusses the literature, films, paintings and photos that have influenced Breillat's work, and extends this to show how Breillat's films have influenced other.French film directors.LITERARY CRITICISMEuropeanGeneralbisacshPERFORMING ARTSFilm & VideoHistory & CriticismbisacshFilm Scripts & ScreenplaysbicsscCriticism, interpretation, etc.Electronic booksElectronic books. LITERARY CRITICISMEuropeanGeneral.PERFORMING ARTSFilm & VideoHistory & Criticism.Film Scripts & Screenplays.791.430233092Keesey Douglas967514Ingram RobertHolmes DianaMdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910480536703321Catherine Breillat2214742UNINA