Abingdon, Oxon, England ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

ix, 306 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is feminist film theory? -- Films in focus: Vertigo -- Women and genre: from the woman's film to chick flicks -- Films in focus: Stella Dallas and The devil wears Prada -- Women and avant-garde and documentary filmmaking -- Films in focus 1: Meshes of the afternoon -- Films in focus 2: Je, tu, il, elle -- Films in focus 3: Shut up and sing -- Lesbian film criticism -- Films in focus: Desert hearts -- Women in the adaptation and biopic -- Films in focus 1: Sense and sensibility -- Films in focus 2: Frida -- Feminist film studies and race -- Films in focus: Illusions -- Films in focus 2: Fire -- The woman auteur -- Films in focus: Margarethe von Trotta -- The actress -- Films in focus: Susan Sarandon and Thelma and Louise.

Feminist film criticism.

Feminism and motion pictures.

Motion pictures and women.

Women in motion pictures.

Feminist films -- History and criticism.

Hollinger, Karen.

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