Format:
1 Online-Ressource
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
1526110679
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1526110660
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9781526110671
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9781526110664
Series Statement:
French film directors
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index
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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
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Owing to Legal Deposit regulations this resource may only be accessed from within National Library of Scotland. For more information contact enquiriesnls.uk StEdNL
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Previously issued in print: 2009
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In English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780719075308
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780719075308
Language:
English
URL:
Volltext
(lizenzpflichtig)
Author information:
Keesey, Douglas 1961-
