A Fine Romance
Five Ages of Film Feminism
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Temple University Press,U.S.
Published:29th Jan '96
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"Feminist film theory will soon be a quarter of a century old. It has known the euphoria of the 1970s, experienced the contradictions of the 1980s, and glimpsed the reversals and political gains, which include women of color, of the 1990s." This title looks at twenty years of feminist film theory.A challenging look at twenty years of feminist film theory
"...Mellencamp...has undertaken to address the issues, and that she has done so with great thoroughness, soul searching, wit, and intelligence, will surely position this book as a must-read for film theorists and many other feminists and feminist-influenced scholars and critics." --Elayne Rapping "Bold, brilliant, radiantly funny and just sizzling with intelligence, A Fine Romance rewrites film history as an action adventure for women. Patricia Mellencamp is one of feminism's most audaciously creative thinkers." --Meaghan Morris, author of The Pirate's Fiancee: Feminism, Reading, Postmodernism "This is a book of mega-energetic proportions by a brilliant cultural critic who engages the disabling fiction of romance through a double reading--of films by women from all over the globe and of feminist film theory over the past two decades. A fine romance glitters with Mellencamp's legendary wit. It is also deeply serious and wide-ranging, addressing questions of work and money, age and friendship, obsession and addiction, history and the emotions." --Kathleen Woodward, Director, Center for Twentieth Century Studies, University of Wisconsin
ISBN: 9781566394017
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336 pages