Cinema and the Second Sex - Women's Filmmaking in France in the 1980s and 1990s (Paperback)

Women's film-making in France is a source of both delight and despair. On the one hand, the numbers are impressive--during the period in question, over 250 feature-length films were made by over 100 women directors in France. On the other hand, despite the heritage of French feminism, French women directors characteristically disclaim their gender as a sigificant factor in their filmaking.This incisive study provides an informative, critical guide to this major body of work, exploring the boundaries between personal films (intimate psychological dramas relating to key stages in life) and genre films (which demonstrate women's ability to appropriate and rework popular genres). It analyzes the effects of "postfeminism," women's desire to enter the mainstream, and the recent impact of a new generation of filmakers. It thus enables readers for the first time to take stock of the wealth and diversity of women's contribution to French cinema during the 1980s and 1990s.

General

Imprint:	Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Women Make Cinema
Release date:	November 2001
First published:	November 2001
Authors:	Carrie Tarr • Brigitte Rollet
Dimensions:	154 x 234 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	328
ISBN-13:	978-0-8264-4742-5
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8264-4742-2
Barcode:	9780826447425

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