Catherine Breillat /
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 differen...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2016
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| Series: | French film directors.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2009. 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. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781526110664 1526110660 9781526110671 1526110679 |
| Language: | In English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | CIP data; resource not viewed. |
