| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Manchester Film Studies |
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French Film Directors Series |
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French film directors.
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| Contents |
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 |
| 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 |
| Notes |
Previously issued in print: 2009 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index |
| Notes |
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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In English |
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| Subject |
Breillat, Catherine -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Breillat, Catherine -- Criticism and interpretation
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Breillat, Catherine fast |
| Subject |
Film Scripts & Screenplays.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- History & Criticism.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- General.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Holmes, Diana, editor
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Ingram, Robert, editor
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| ISBN |
9781526110664 |
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1526110660 |
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9781526110671 |
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1526110679 |
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