The Female Gaze: Essential Movies Made by Women
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- Synopsis
- &“An unabashed love letter to our cinema sisters . . . a treasure of delights that honors more than a hundred years of female filmmaking. Brava!&” —Rachel Feldman, film/TV director, screenwriter and activistA #1 Bestseller in Movies & Video Guides & Reviews With the success of Patty Jenkins&’s Wonder Woman and the rise of the MeToo movement, women creators in film are more important than ever. Coined in the 1970s, the term &“male gaze,&” pertains to what happens to viewers when the majority of art and entertainment has been made by the one gender perspective. So, what about the opposite?The Female Gaze comprises a list detailing the essential movies from the past and present made by women. It also features multiple mini-essays written by a variety of diverse female film critics, about a woman or a movie made by women that they love. In its pages, you&’ll discover: The accomplishments of numerous women in film such as Dorothy Arzner, Ida Lupino, Kathryn Bigelow, Lady Bird&’s Greta Gerwig and moreThe lives of these women and the struggles they faced carving a place for themselves in the film industryHow these women&’s unique voices shaped the films they made and influenced all the film world &“Once again Alicia Malone champions women filmmakers, opening the floodgates to a great new wave of female voices and creative vision. A wonderful guide to some of the best films made by women, both celebrating women directors and fueling the red-hot discussion about why we don&’t have more.&” —Maria Giese, filmmaker and activist
- Copyright:
- 2018
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 347 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781633538382
- Publisher:
- Mango Media
- Date of Addition:
- 10/01/24
- Copyrighted By:
- AliciaMalone.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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