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Item Details
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IN THE COMPANY OF WOMEN
CONTEMPORARY FEMALE FRIENDSHIP FILMS |
| By: |
Karen Hollinger |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£20.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0816631786 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780816631780 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 August, 1998 |
| Series: |
Woman's Film Precedents |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
A critical investigation of the resurgence of the female friendship film since the 1970s set against older films of the 1930s and 1940s. The author studies the character of the films, how they speak to female viewers, and argues that most ultimately fall back on conventional feminine roles. |
| Synopsis: |
From "Desperately Seeking Susan", "Steel Magnolias" and "Thelma & Louise" to "Desert Hearts", "Girl Friends" and "Passion Fish", mainstream cinema has seen a wave of films focusing on friendships between women. This text offers a critical investigation of the resurgence in this variety of the "woman's film". Examining the female friendship film since the 1970s and setting it against older films of the 1930s and 1940s, the author studies the character of the films themselves and how they speak to female viewers. She argues that while many of these films initially seem to affirm the power of women, most of them ultimately fall back on conventional feminine roles. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
University of Minnesota Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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