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What if I had been the hero? : investigating women's cinema

Title
What if I had been the hero? : investigating women's cinema / Sue Thornham.
Author
Thornham, Sue.
Publication
Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan ; London : British Film Institute, 2012.

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British Film Institute.
Description
vi, 236 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
"What happens when women tell their own stories in film? In What if I had been the hero?, Sue Thornham addresses this question through an exploration of a wide range of films, from experimental feminist film to mainstream Hollywood, and from the 1970s to the present day, by film-makers including Sally Potter, Jane Campion, Deepa Mehta, Patricia Rozema and Lynne Ramsay. Her discussion takes in films from India and Argentina as well as Europe, Canada, Australia and the US."--P. [4] of cover.
Subject
  • Feminist films > History and criticism
  • Women in motion pictures
  • Women motion picture producers and directors
  • Feminist film criticism
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-226), filmography (p. 226-228), and index.
Contents
Pt. I. Questions. 'What if I had been the hero?' -- Women's liberation cinema? -- Unexplored territories -- pt. II. Explorations. Heroes and writers -- Landscapes and stories -- Bodies and passions -- Conclusion. Unfinished business.
Call Number
MFL 13-5821
ISBN
  • 9781844573639 (pb)
  • 184457363X (pb)
  • 9781844573646 (hb)
  • 1844573648 (hb)
LCCN
2012464595
OCLC
805004490
Author
Thornham, Sue.
Title
What if I had been the hero? : investigating women's cinema / Sue Thornham.
Imprint
Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan ; London : British Film Institute, 2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-226), filmography (p. 226-228), and index.
Added Author
British Film Institute.
Research Call Number
MFL 13-5821
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