Feminist Film Theory and Pretty Woman (Hardcover)

In Feminist Film Theory and Pretty Woman, Mari Ruti traces the development of feminist film theory from its foundational concepts such as the male gaze, female spectatorship, and the masquerade of femininity to 21st-century analyses of neoliberal capitalism, consumerism, postfeminism, and the revival of "girly" femininity as a cultural ideal. By interpreting Pretty Woman as a movie that defies easy categorization as either feminist or antifeminist, the book counters the all-too-common critical dismissal of romantic comedies as mindless drivel preoccupied with trivial "feminine" concerns such as love and shopping. The book's lucid presentation of the key concerns of feminist film theory, along with its balanced reading of Pretty Woman, shed light on a Hollywood genre often overlooked by film critics: the romantic comedy.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Film Theory in Practice
Release date:	October 2016
Authors:	Mari Ruti
Dimensions:	197 x 127 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-1-5013-1942-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism
LSN:	1-5013-1942-6
Barcode:	9781501319426

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